A Blessed Daughter

by Usui Takumii

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

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Chapter 221 The eldest sister is very good to him

Wei Ruo explained: "Firstly, I don't like cheating. He deliberately deceived me and I lost trust from the very beginning; secondly, his identity is still unknown, and if he can be hurt to this point, he must be in trouble. I don't want to get involved. If you get into trouble, you must keep your distance from him."

Yu Guanshi understood: "My boss is right, I understand."

"You go to work first, Meimei and I will find another suitable brewery address in the afternoon."

"yes."

After Manager Yu left, Wei Ruo and Xiumei went out again.

Because when Mr. Wang returns to Taizhou in a few days, Wei Ruo will have less time every day.

Besides, at that time, more time would be allocated to manage the farming affairs of the village, so Wei Ruo didn't plan to delay, and continued to find a new place for the brewery in the afternoon.

After another day and a half of visits, Wei Ruo chose a new venue, which was not far from her Zhuangzi, and it took nearly an hour to walk, but it only took a cup of tea in a carriage.

The negotiation this time went very smoothly. The residents and village head of the stone village where the land belongs to agreed to Wei Ruokai's conditions at once, and happily said that they would help.

Wei Ruo was also very happy, and immediately drew up a contract with them, and both parties signed and pledged under the witness of Li Zheng.

Thirty of the first month.

Wei Yichen is going back to Anzhou Academy to study.

If it was originally, the school would start after the Lantern Festival. This year's situation is special, and the school will not officially start until the first month of this year is over.

Before leaving home, Wei Yichen specially found Wei Ruo.

"Big sister."

Standing at the gate of Tingsongyuan, Wei Yichen had a gentle smile on his face and looked at Wei Ruo softly.

"Brother, is there something wrong?" Wei Ruo asked.

"I'm going to the academy tomorrow morning, so come here early today to bid farewell to my sister."

"Brother, wait a minute, I'll get you something."

Before Wei Yichen could say a few more words, Wei Ruo went back to the house and brought back some pens and paper from Sibaozhai.

"These are for the eldest brother." Wei Ruo stuffed the things into Wei Yichen's arms.

Wei Yichen brought her a lot of novelty gadgets when he came back. Although she didn't use them very much, Wei Ruo didn't intend to owe this favor.

Wei Yichen recognized it as something from Sibaozhai at a glance.

Sibaozhai's stuff is expensive, and because of the limited quantity, paper is not easy to buy. Even in Anzhou College, Sibaozhai's paper is very popular.

Wei Yichen looked at the things in his hands, and after a moment of thought, he said to Wei Ruo: "Sister Ruoer, brother knows that you have a lot of silver, but you still have to save yourself a little bit. When you get married in the future, this silver will also be your dowry."

"Brother, is he afraid that I will run out of money?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Yeah. The things in Sibaozhai are very expensive. Although sister Ruo'er has money, she is the richest one in the family, maybe even richer than mother, but she still needs to save some money." Wei Yichen said.

Wei Ruo froze for a moment, then said, "I see."

"Well. Anyway, thank you sister Ruoer for the gift, these things are exactly what I need." Wei Yichen expressed his gratitude, because the gift was indeed sent to his heart.

"You are welcome."

"I came to see sister Ruoer today because of another matter." Wei Yichen said.

"What is it?"

"About that loquat cream, does my eldest sister still have it? I have a classmate who wants to buy it." Wei Yichen said.

Wei Ruo's loquat cream has somehow spread its reputation to Anzhou College, and the students who study there are either talented enough to pass the exam at a young age, or they are either rich or expensive.

Wei Ruo thought for a while and said, "The last six cans are ready now."

Wei Ruo will not do too much at one time, because it is not good to leave it for a long time.

These six cans were made a few days ago. At that time, a total of sixteen cans were made, and six of them were sent to Mrs. Yuan, and the other four were bought by Mrs. Xu's family.

When the plague broke out, the old man of the Xu family drank all the cans from years ago. After the matter was over, Mrs. Xu wrote early to ask Wei Ruo about the loquat cream.

Wei Ruogang definitely didn't have loquat cream on hand when he returned to Xiaowei's mansion, so he made a few more jars when he was free these days.

As soon as Wei Ruo finished this end, Mrs. Xu sent someone to take away the four cans.

It is said that the old man Xu's old illness has mostly healed, and he sleeps better at night, and the whole person's energy suddenly rises.

In this way, it is even more necessary to take advantage of the victory and pursue the attack, and eat this disease to the end.

If Wei Ruo's loquat cream hadn't been stored for a long time, she needed to make fresh ones, and she would have to buy everything Wei Ruo made.

"Can someone order these six cans?" Wei Yichen asked.

"Not yet." Wei Ruo said.

Although there is not yet, judging from the situation a few years ago, it is absolutely not worrying about selling.

Wei Yichen also knew that Wei Ruo's loquat cream was easy to sell, otherwise his classmates wouldn't have sent him a letter before school started, asking him to buy loquat cream.

"Then can my younger sister sell my eldest brother a favor and let his classmates buy them away?" Wei Yichen asked.

"Yes." Wei Ruo agreed.

Wei Ruo knows that for Wei Yichen, who has a relatively shallow foundation, this move can better help him build a good relationship with his classmates.

As far as she is concerned, anyone who sells loquat cream will sell it, so there is no need to deliberately make things difficult for Wei Yichen on this kind of matter.

"Wait for me a little longer, I'll get it for you."

Wei Ruo turned around and went back to the house, and took the remaining six cans of loquat paste, put them in a wooden box, and gave them to Wei Yichen.

Wei Yichen carefully placed the pen and paper of Sibaozhai that Wei Ruo had given him earlier by the threshold, and then took out a silver bill of sixty taels.

A classmate entrusted him to buy the loquat cream, so Wei Ruo must have the money.

Wei Ruo didn't show politeness to Wei Yichen, and put it into his arms directly.

"You should know how to take it. Mix it with warm water. Mix a spoonful of ointment with a bowl of water. Do not take it more than five times a day. Everything should be done in moderation." Wei Ruo gave a few sentences as usual.

"Okay, I will tell them." Wei Yichen nodded in agreement.

Wei Yichen looked at Wei Ruo, and felt that his younger sister was not only kind and capable, but also cold-hearted towards his elder brother.

Although she doesn't call her big brother as gently as Wanwan, and she rarely communicates with herself, but many times she can feel that she cares about herself, and she has offered gifts to herself more than once, and she has agreed to her request without hesitation down.

Wei Ruo didn't know what Wei Yichen was thinking, and seeing that Wei Yichen had a lot of things to take, he called a passing boy to help Wei Yichen take things, and sent him back to his yard.

Then she went back to the house and took out another wooden box. There were more than a dozen bottles and jars in it. They were all commonly used medicines that she had prepared recently, and each bottle was labeled.

Wei Ruo picked up the box and walked to Yingzhu Garden...

Chapter 222 It's easy to blush

Wei Yichen is going back to the academy, and it's almost time for Wei Jin to leave home.

Wei Ruo specially prepared some medicines for him, just in case he has a typhoid fever and a fever. He can always feel at ease with some emergency medicines around him.

Wei Jin also looked at the whole box of things that Wei Ruo had brought, and said, "I don't need so much, I still have some if you gave it to me last time."

"Just take it. Taizhou government is short of medicine. When you are really sick and want to take medicine, you may not be able to buy medicine even if you invite a doctor." Wei Ruo reminded, she is like an old lady at this time Yes, if Wei Jin is also disobedient, she can read him for another half an hour.

Wei Jin also took the box first, and then said: "I will stay in Taizhou Mansion for a while, and we will meet again when we have a chance."

He just left Xiaowei's Mansion temporarily, not because he will be separated from Wei Ruo immediately.

"It's your business to treat you, I, as a younger sister, do my part well." Wei Ruo said with a smile.

Wei Jin also paused for a moment, feeling inexplicably complicated. He should be happy that she cared about him, but the word "sister"...

Wei Jin also stayed with Wei Ruo to sit for a while, and he didn't have to do anything else, just sit and drink tea together for a while.

There is no pavilion in the new Yingzhu Garden here in Fucheng. Wei Jin also put a stone table in the yard, and Xiaobei brought chairs.

Wei Ruo wrote a list of items to buy tomorrow on the paper: Chuanbei powder, rock sugar, loquat leaves, light bamboo leaves, bezoar, gentian flower...

"Is it the ingredient of your loquat paste?" Wei Jin also asked after seeing it.

"Well, the usual loquat extracts are made from fresh loquats, but when I make loquat extracts in winter, there is nowhere to find fresh loquats, so I found a few other medicines to replace them, and use their medicinal effects reasonably. The effect achieved is beyond the reach of ordinary loquat cream." Wei Ruo didn't hide it, and directly explained to Wei Jinyi the uniqueness of his loquat cream.

Her loquat cream uses much more ingredients than traditional loquat cream, and the natural medicinal effect is also different.

Xiao Bei, who was waiting on the sidelines, couldn't help exclaiming: "Miss, you are too good, no wonder your loquat paste can be sold at a sky-high price of ten taels of silver!"

Wei Ruodao: "Ten taels of silver to buy a can of loquat cream is indeed a sky-high price. Ordinary people would never spend so much money to buy it, but for a family like the Xu family in Taizhou Prefecture, if they spend one or two It must be worth a hundred taels of silver to free their old man from the torment of the disease, so I never planned to sell this loquat paste to ordinary people from the very beginning."

"Of course I didn't think about the price of ten taels. It was Mrs. Xu who set the price at the beginning. She started it. I will not sell it cheaply. I originally planned to do her business. That's right, there are quite a few people who don't want to buy later, so it can be seen that there are quite a lot of wealthy families in Taizhou Prefecture."

In the world that Wei Ruo lived in before, the gap between the rich and the poor was huge. Some people spent millions without blinking, and some people broke their hearts for two or three thousand dollars. In today's world, the gap between the rich and the poor is still the same. Nothing less than that.

Xiaobei couldn't hide his admiration for Wei Ruo: "That must be your medicine, Miss. I haven't seen any medicine made by others that can sell for such a high price."

Xiumei on the side couldn't help but said: "Xiaobei, do you think you have something hidden in your mind, why do you keep flattering my lady?"

Xiaobei hurriedly explained: "No, I don't have any ideas. I think that Missy is amazing from the bottom of my heart."

Speaking, Xiaobei glanced at Xiumei a little shyly, and added in a low voice: "Of course Miss Xiumei is also very powerful."

Xiumei smiled: "It's just that you have a sweet mouth, say, do you want to coax me to teach you how to cook again?"

Xiaobei hurriedly waved his hands: "It's nothing, I really praise it from the bottom of my heart!"

Xiaobei even told Xiumei that she was in a hurry.

Xiumei smiled even wider: "I'll just tease you, don't be so nervous."

Xiaobei's face was red.

Wei Ruo smiled and said, "Second brother, Xiao Bei blush just as easily as you."

The topic came back to him, but Wei Jinyi pretended not to hear it.

Wei Ruo laughed again when he saw it, knowing that the second brother was shy again, and refused to admit that he blushed easily.

Back from Yingzhuyuan, Xiumei asked Wei Ruo: "Miss, do you have any extra medicine?"

Wei Ruoxiao: "Why, you thought I had a second brother and forgot Brother Xiaoyong? I was so anxious because I was afraid that Brother Xiaoyong would run out of medicine, right? I'll tell Brother Xiaoyong that my Meimei is super cute when I go to the nanny in a while. Nervous, he cares about him!"

Xiumei quickly retorted: "Who is worried about him? He has no medicinal effect, so I don't care about him!"

"Let's go, go and see Brother Xiaoyong, he's only been at home for a few days. The big box in the back belongs to him, I can't carry it, so you should take it." Wei Ruo said.

The box for Xu Zhengyong was more than ten times bigger than the one for Wei Jinyi.

It's not that Wei Ruo is biased, it's that the circumstances of the two are different. Xu Zhengyong is in the barracks, not only he is easily injured, but also his comrades are easily injured, and the demand for medicine is different.

Wei Ruo's medicine for Wei Jinyi is very precise, but for Xu Zhengyong's medicine, the amount must be increased, especially the wound medicine, Wei Ruo always prepares a big bag for him.

Seeing the big box, Xiumei said angrily: "What's wrong, Miss, so you prepared this big box for Brother Xiaoyong! I thought you forgot Brother Xiaoyong!"

Wei Ruodao: "I didn't hide your back when I was preparing. I prepared it openly. Is it your fault that you didn't realize it?"

Xiumei pursed her lips, reluctantly picked up the big box, and followed Wei Ruo's footsteps.

The two arrived at Sibaozhai in a carriage. In the backyard of Sibaozhai, Xu Zhengyong, who was rarely at home, was helping the family chop firewood.

It was a very cold day, but he only wore a single shirt.

"Xu Zhengyong!" Xiumei put down the suitcase, rushed in front of Xu Zhengyong angrily, and said angrily, "You don't want to die? The weather has just gotten warmer recently, but it's far from wearing unlined clothes! Do you think your life is too long, or Miss's medicine is delicious, do you want to take more?"

Xu Zhengyong quickly put down the ax in his hand, and while putting on the clothes on the bamboo chair beside him, he smiled at Xiumei: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, I'll put it on right away."

Wei Ruo came over and said, "Meimei, if Brother Xiaoyong is sweating, it's good to take off some clothes properly, otherwise you'll catch a cold if the clothes are soaked."

Hearing this, Xu Zhengyong was happy: "Look, sister Ruoer has spoken for me! Sister Ruoer must be right."

Just after being happy for a while, Wei Ruo rolled her eyes: "But it's not like you, it's almost naked, and once you stop, you have to put on your clothes quickly, or you will catch a cold directly."

Chapter 223 Some things should be put on the agenda

"I'm wearing it!" Xu Zhengyong was flustered when he put on his clothes.

One scolding him is dangerous enough, two scolding him together, if he doesn't hurry up, his father will come over with a whip.

Xu Zhengyong looked at Wei Ruo happily after putting on his clothes and said, "Sister Ruoer, long time no see, why have you become shorter!"

Hearing this, Wei Ruo wanted to jump up and give Xu Zhengyong a big shudder on the forehead.

"It's not that I've become shorter, it's that you've grown too fast!" Wei Ruo said unhappily.

In the past year, Wei Ruo actually grew taller, which is a normal growth at this time.

It's just that her height is too much lower than Xu Zhengyong's. Xu Zhengyong is the age at which a man grows tall, and he has been honing in the military camp for more than half a year, practicing every day, and he has grown very fast.

Originally, he was only half a head taller than Wei Ruo, but now he is more than a head taller, and Wei Ruo can only reach his shoulders.

Wei Ruo's figure is not considered short among women, but Xu Zhengyong really grew too fast and too tall.

Xu Zhengyong scratched his head: "It seems to be right."

As he said that, he looked at Xiumei: "Junior Sister, look at me, I've grown so tall, isn't that how you call Senior Brother?"

Xiumei retorted angrily: "What's the use of being tall? You don't have a brain, and you wear so little in the cold weather. When you are frozen, you need to use more medicines no matter how tall you are, and it costs money!"

"Junior Sister is wrong. I am useless now. I am very strong now. I can knock out two of those short Japanese pirates with my fist!" Xu Zhengyong gestured with his fist.

"Where did the Japanese pirates come to fight you? I've heard about it. Recently, the Japanese pirates have been very quiet and haven't come to make trouble." Xiumei retorted.

"Those little bastards, if it weren't for our poor shipbuilding technology, I would fight into the old nest of that group of short winter melons! I will take away their winter melon nests, so that they will never have a chance to attack my dynasty!"

Xu Zhengyong was filled with righteous indignation when he mentioned the Japanese pirates.

The nanny who heard the voice coming out of the house said to Xu Zhengyong: "It's cold outside, why don't you know how to let the lady come in?"

Xu Zhengyong hurriedly followed suit: "Sister Ruoer, go into the house quickly, if you freeze to death, my mother will use a knife to chop me up as firewood!"

Wei Ruo smiled and said, "Nurse, it hasn't been so cold these two days, so let me do some activities outside. It's boring to stay indoors all day."

"Okay, then I'll move chairs for Miss." The nanny immediately went back to the house to move tables and chairs for Wei Ruo.

Xu Zhengyong said with a smile: "Sister Ruoer's words are more effective. I can't say a hundred sentences as well as you can say one sentence."

Wei Ruodao: "If you don't be so naughty, then what you say can be more believable."

Xu Zhengyong scratched his head with a smile.

Xiumei muttered to the side: "Xu Zhengyong, don't you have such virtues in the army? Then I'm afraid your subordinates won't accept you!"

"Then don't worry, I still have great prestige in the hearts of my brothers. I am in this position not only because of the crossbow given by my sister Ruo'er, but also because of my own hard work and wisdom. The brothers under his hands are obvious to all."

Xiumei smiled and said, "I believe the rest of what you said, but I don't really believe in this wisdom."

"I think you just don't want to admit that your senior brother is better than you!" Xu Zhengyong said unconvinced.

"Are you better than me? Let me tell you. I'm a senior sister and you are a junior. Don't confuse right and wrong." Xiumei retorted.

When the topic got to this point, both Wei Ruo and the nanny showed clear expressions, and the two of them didn't need to listen to the conversation behind them. Can't stop.

Wei Ruo drank tea and chatted with the nanny leisurely at the side.

"Nurse, after the new year, you have to help me pay attention to others, you know what I'm thinking." Wei Ruo said.

She knew that once the year was over, some things would have to be on the agenda.

Her plan has been mentioned with the nanny before, but the nanny has not been in favor of it.

Nurse always supports her unconditionally when she does other things, but on this matter, nanny has always been hesitant.

Nurse said: "Miss, don't be so anxious about this matter, it won't matter two years later, maybe Xiaoyong can really make a career by then."

"I know, but it's always right for us to plan early, and we can't let ourselves be too passive."

Nurse reluctantly agreed: "I know, I will pay attention to this matter."

Xu Zhengyong, who was arguing happily with Xiumei, suddenly came over and said: "Sister Ruoer, look at Meimei is so fierce, no one will want her in the future, why don't you promise her to me as a wife!"

Hearing that Wei Ruo hadn't answered, Xiumei's fist hit her first: "Xu Zhengyong! You're courting death!"

Xu Zhengyong smiled and said: "Why are you looking for death? Didn't we worship heaven and earth when we were young?"

"Don't talk nonsense! It's a play! You're so brave to say it!" Xiumei was so angry that she wanted to sew Xu Zhengyong's mouth shut.

Wei Ruo and the nanny turned their heads in a tacit understanding and continued to chat about them.

In March in Yangchun, the temperature rises and the flowers bloom in spring. Farmers are getting busy.

In Xiaoyang Mountain in Xingshan County, Zhuangzi still grows sweet potatoes this year. As for the management of Zhuangzi, Wei Ruo has handed it over to Agui and Xiaoba.

After the promotion of selling sweet potatoes last year, many mountainous areas in Xingshan County have also planted sweet potatoes.

And Wei Ruo is not stingy, telling everyone that sweet potatoes can be planted in a large area by cultivating sweet potato vines and then cutting them. Therefore, those who want to grow sweet potatoes only need to buy some sweet potatoes as seed bulbs for seedling cultivation.

The medicine field managed together with Xie Yingying, because of the long cycle, there is not much profit yet.

The servants of the Xie family in Xingshan County still take good care of the management, and when the summer comes, they have the opportunity to harvest some.

If harvested, the benefits should be very good, because medicinal materials are in short supply now.

Here in Fucheng, the long-term workers in Wei Ruozhuang's village began to work from dawn to dusk.

Plowing, seedling raising, irrigation, weeding, a lot of work is waiting for them to do.

The land where wheat is grown also needs to be managed. The wheat is already green, and it makes people happy to see it.

The long-term workers are very motivated. The boss treats them well, makes them eat well, clothe them warmly and live comfortably, but anyone who is a little grateful also knows to work hard to repay the boss.

Even those who are not grateful should have a sense of crisis. There are many people out there who want to work in their boss's village. They have to work hard to keep their jobs.

Chapter 224 Advice to Yun

The three workshops in Zhuangzi: five-spice powder, oyster sauce and soy sauce are also going smoothly. The supply of five-spice powder and oyster sauce to Zuixianju has brought better reputation and customer flow to Zuixianju, and the cooperation has become more stable.

The production cycle of soy sauce is long, and it is still in the tank and has not been shipped.

The house of the brewery is already under construction, and Uncle Xu is still helping to supervise the construction. The current progress.

Wei Ruo currently has five shops in his hands: three Sibaozhai—one in Huzhou, one in Xingshan County, and one in Taizhou. The operating conditions of individual rooms are slightly worse than last year, but the overall profit is objective.

The business of the grain shop opened in Xingshan County last year was very good. After the sale, it was always out of stock, because Wei Ruo asked to only sell a part of the reserves, and to keep enough grain for himself and the people in the village in the next year. Just in case there is a natural or man-made disaster.

Xu Ji's lo-mei shop is worse than last year after it opened this year, the meat price has risen, and the daily sales have dropped, but this is not a problem with their lo-mei shop, Wei Ruo's shop is still in good condition among many shops .

In general, shops make money.

Wei Ruo's focus is still on farming, as long as the shop can maintain a positive income and help sell the output of Zhuangzi and the workshop, and whether Zhuangzi can have a good harvest this year is related to human life.

At Xiaowei's Mansion, the Xintian that Yun's longing for has also been bought.

The price of fields near Fucheng is high, so the Yun family bought a small village with 200 mu of land for the time being.

Wei Ruo also kept his promise, and followed Yun to Xinzhuangzi.

"What does Ruo'er think?" Yun asked.

When she bought the Zhuangzi, she had already heard that although the terrain on the Fucheng side was flatter and more open than that on the Xingshan County side, the quality of the soil was not very good. The crops planted in previous years did not grow very well, and the income was very mediocre.

"The soil is not fertile enough, so it needs to be turned over, landfilled or burned with straw ash, and farmyard manure applied. Repeat this three times, and the amount of fertilizer applied each time is half a car of straw ash and half a car of farmyard manure per mu of land."

Wei Ruo gave a solution.

The soil quality in Fucheng is mostly the same. How did Wei Ruo improve and fertilize the more than 1,000 mu of land he bought himself, and the same process happened for the 200 mu of land that Yun bought.

It's just that Yun's bought it late, unlike Wei Ruo's field that he acquired last winter, he had enough time to improve it, and now it's all planted with rice.

Wen Yanyun showed a troubled expression: "It's easy to dig the soil, just let the long-term workers in the village be busy for a while, but there is no place to look for straw today, and it was such a cold day last year, even if there is a lot of straw, they will all be taken away." Keep the house warm."

"Then dig the soil and fertilize it directly. It can be used for cattle, sheep, livestock or even human beings. It's still the amount of fertilizer for half an acre of land." Wei Ruo said.

"I'm afraid this is not a small expense." Yun said.

"Sharpening a knife is not a mistake in chopping firewood. If you want a good harvest for a year, the land must be fertile, and the initial effort is necessary." Wei Ruo said with a serious expression.

"Is there no other way?" Yun asked unwillingly.

Applying farmyard manure can make the soil fertile, of course Yun also knows, but because of the high cost of this material, Yun wondered if Wei Ruo could have other better ways.

"Mother, it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. Whether the soil is fertile or not is nothing more than two points: inorganic fertilizer and organic fertilizer; plus ventilation and water. If the weather is more beautiful, it will give enough light, and the weather will not cause major problems. The crops will be fine." It can grow well. The straw ash or farmyard manure I'm talking about is already the cheapest thing I can think of to enrich the soil."

Soil fertilization is no better than saline-alkali land improvement, and there is not that much knowledge. Many farmers know the methods, but sometimes they are reluctant to make up their minds, or they don't have enough money in hand to make so much investment on the premise.

What Wei Ruo said Yun didn't quite understand. She didn't know about organic fertilizer or inorganic fertilizer.

But the solution Wei Ruo gave made her not very satisfied.

Seeing that Yun's brows were frowning and he hadn't made a decision for a long time, Wei Ruo didn't say anything more.

She has come to help her check the soil and make suggestions as agreed, and it is up to her whether she is willing to accept it or not.

After a while, Yun said: "I will arrange for someone to purchase several truckloads of sheep manure in advance for fertilization."

Wei Ruo heard the meaning of the words, Yun planned to fertilize, but not according to the amount Wei Ruo said, only planned to fertilize once, and only used a few truckloads of sheep manure for two hundred acres of land.

Wei Ruo didn't say anything, respecting Yun's choice and decision.

"Also, the rice seed I told you about last time should be fine, right?" Yun asked again.

"no problem."

"That's good. If you use that rice seed, even the land with not enough fertility can grow well." Yun's put more hopes on good rice seeds.

"I can't guarantee this. After all, no matter how good the seeds are, they must have good land, and both are indispensable." Wei Ruo said.

Then Yun told Wei Ruo: "I plan to grow some sweet potatoes in the Zhuangzi in Xingshan County this year. It is said that they are easy to take care of, not as delicate as rice. The family who planted sweet potatoes in Xingshan County last year not only I have enough food for myself, and I have sold a lot."

Yun didn't know that the family belonged to Wei Ruo in front of her.

"Yes." Wei Ruo was not surprised. This year, many families in Xingshan County have switched to planting sweet potatoes to ensure food production. This is a good thing.

Although long-term consumption of sweet potatoes may not be as good as rice, but when the age is not good, the main purpose of everyone is to have enough food, not to eat well.

Then Yun told Wei Ruo some things about the family property. Wei Ruo listened carefully, but basically did not comment.

Yun's overall planning of the family's property is not a problem. Except that he is not willing to spend money on the preliminary work, he can't find any faults in the rest.

On March 20th, after a lapse of one month, Taizhou government was awarded by the imperial court for its control of the plague.

In the city, a government notice was specially posted, and the names of those who made outstanding contributions to this matter were written on it.

Among them, Wei Ruo's two names appeared on the announcement. One was Xu Heyou, and Dr. Cheng, Dr. Cai and others were written in the most conspicuous positions.

The second is Wei Qingruo, who appeared in the announcement on the grounds of assisting Princess Jingmin to run for the people.

Being able to have this honor, in addition to Wei Ruo's own dedication, Mrs. Yuan's special care also played a decisive role.

When discussing meritorious deeds and rewards, the government office sent the imperial court's reward to Xiaowei's mansion.

If Wei Ruo is a daughter of the clan, when it comes to meritorious deeds and rewards, the credit is credited to Xiaowei's Mansion, saying that Xiaowei's Mansion has made contributions to the people of Taizhou Prefecture, and Wei Mingting has recorded a credit.

Chapter 225 Invitation for outing

But because of the public notice of the government office, everyone in the city knew that the credit for the Captain's Mansion was earned by Wei Qingruo, the eldest daughter of the Wei family.

Because of this, the name of the eldest daughter of the Wei family became famous in the aristocratic circle of Taizhou Prefecture.

There is no problem in coordinating the epidemic prevention and control of the entire Taizhou Prefecture, so wouldn't it be a problem for the housekeeper? When a big family chooses a daughter-in-law, it depends not only on their personal conduct but also on the ability of the housekeeper.

What's more, the eldest daughter of the Wei family had a slap in the face of Princess Jingmin. Wouldn't it be more face-saving to marry home?

It just so happens that the eldest daughter is now fourteen, so she can start talking about kissing.

So just after this year, the Yun family received invitations from many wives.

Mr. Yun was delighted. They had just arrived in Fucheng not long ago, and they were worried about how to gain a foothold, but now it seems that there is no need to worry about it.

Mr. Yun knew that it was time for her to worry about the marriage of her two daughters.

Although according to the husband's wishes, the daughter can marry later, and it is still too late to do the marriage when the seventeenth or eighteenth year is over, but the matter of looking at each other can be taken care of now.

It's okay to pay homage to marriage later, but if you haven't settled on a suitable family until the 17th or 18th, then the parents should really worry, and people outside will also gossip, and those who don't know think they are the girl from the Wei family Is there something unspeakable to hide?

So Yun called Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan to the front, and asked the two to prepare well and go out with him tomorrow.

"Is it an outing hosted by Madam Tongzhi?" Wei Qingwan asked.

She was studying in Tongzhifu, so she had heard some news about this matter.

"That's right, it's an outing, and it's also out of compassion for the farmers. In the past two years, the farming has not been harvested, the court is concerned, and the magistrate is worried. Mrs. Xu means to take all the ladies and ladies to go outing together, see the people's farming, and experience the farmers. It's not easy." Yun explained.

The imperial court emphasizes agriculture, so the people below must follow this trend and do some actions that respect and respect agriculture.

Wei Qingwan nodded: "Don't worry, mother, my daughter will make good preparations."

Wei Ruo didn't make a sound.

Yun Shi looked at Wei Ruo and said, "You should remember to wear the spring clothes I made for you last year for the Chinese New Year. Don't wear old clothes anymore."

In the past few days, Wei Ruo often went out wearing plain linen clothes. Fortunately, he mostly traveled in a carriage, and went to Tianqin Garden again, so Yun didn't say anything.

But tomorrow I will be with the wives and ladies of various families. If I wear it like this again, I will lose the face of the Captain's Mansion.

"knew."

Wei Ruo likes to wear plain linen clothes these days because she will go down to the fields when she finds time these days.

She reserved a piece of the field on Zhuangzi and planted it herself, in order to accumulate her space experience points faster.

Then Yunshi told Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan a few words, from clothing accessories to words and deeds, I hope they can do as well as possible.

After a while, Yun felt that he had explained everything clearly before letting Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan go back.

Early the next morning, Wei Ruo changed into new clothes made at the end of last year, a light green skirt.

Because it was still cold in the morning and evening these days, Xiumei took a thinner cloak and put it on for Wei Ruo.

The cloak worn in winter is made of fox fur, but now it is made of satin material with a thin layer of cotton sewn on it, which is just right for this time.

When they came to the door, Yunshi and Wei Qingwan had also arrived, and the three of them got into the carriage together and headed for Tongzhifu.

Today everyone's destination is not Tongzhifu, but Tongzhifu is the place where everyone gathers.

Waited for a while at the gate of Tongzhifu, and after the rest of the carriages had arrived, they went out of the city together.

When they arrived at the place, everyone got out of the car and walked on foot.

Madam Tongzhi chose Beishan Village in the south of the city. The village is surrounded by farmland. It is the busy farming season, and a large number of farmers, women and children, are busy in the fields.

The scenery along the way is beautiful and green.

After Wei Ruo got off the carriage, Mrs. Tongzhi came up to greet her: "This is Miss Wei, right? I have heard of the name of Miss Wei more than once before, but I have never had the chance to meet her." See you today, you should know that being famous is not as good as meeting, the real person is more beautiful than what they say!"

Madam Tongzhi looked at Wei Ruo with a smile on her face.

Wei Ruo responded with a smile.

Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Tongzhi said to Wei Ruo enthusiastically: "Speaking of which, I really want to thank Miss Wei family. Thanks to your loquat cream, my father-in-law's old illness has been cured, and now it is more than half healed." Now, the whole person is in good spirits!"

Mrs. Xu who bought loquat cream from Wei Ruo before was the mother-in-law of Mrs. Tongzhi, and it was her father-in-law who was sick and took the medicine. As a daughter-in-law, I must thank Wei Ruo for taking the opportunity.

"Mrs. Xu, you are welcome." Wei Ruo replied, modest and polite, neither seeming enthusiastic nor alienated.

Mrs. Xu made a start, and several other ladies also came up and greeted Wei Ruo.

These ladies are not low-status, but they are all willing to condescend to chat with Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo was a little uncomfortable with the enthusiasm of the crowd, she just planned to make soy sauce, just like before, she wanted to be a little transparent at the party and didn't want to have any sense of presence. Who would have thought that today's situation is different from the past, the enthusiasm of the ladies made her unable to be transparent even if she wanted to.

Yun did not expect that the eldest daughter would be so popular.

Wei Qingwan's expression on the side was a little uneasy, and the other people didn't care, even Mrs. Zhi Xu and Mrs. Qiu were the same.

She attended classes at the Tongzhifu, met the daughter of the Tongzhi family and the daughter of the Qiu family, and met these two wives several times.

But the two of them only cared about talking to Wei Qingruo, completely ignoring themselves. This kind of differential treatment deeply hurt Wei Qingwan's heart.

After a while, the crowd around Wei Ruo dispersed, and then Mrs. Zhi explained today's itinerary to everyone, and everyone nodded after listening.

So everyone started outing activities.

Xu Yaojun, the daughter of Mrs. Tongzhi, specially found Wei Qingwan, and walked side by side with Wei Qingwan.

"Wei Qingwan, Sister Ni is much better than you, look how much my mother and the others like her!" Xu Yaojun said with a smirk.

Hearing this, Wei Qingwan lowered her head and pretended not to hear Xu Yaojun's voice.

Xu Yaojun continued: "You may not know that my mother liked her very much before she met your sister, and wanted her to be my eldest brother's wife."

Wei Qingwan froze for a moment, then paused in her footsteps.

Seeing Wei Qingwan's reaction, Xu Yaojun couldn't help laughing.

Wei Qingwan pursed her lips and said, "Why are you telling me this?"

Xu Yaojun said: "It's nothing, just to tell you that you are not as outstanding as you think. I don't want to put on a noble and talented girl all day long, I can't bear it!"

Chapter 226 Lu Yu is grateful to Wei Ruo's disaster victims

But when Wei Qingwan faced Xu Yaojun's provocation, she was very indifferent and arrogant, which made Xu Yaojun's efforts in vain.

That's why Xu Yaojun seized the opportunity today and specially used Wei Ruo's affairs to anger Wei Qingwan.

On weekdays, when Xu Yaojun provoked Wei Qingwan with other things, she could keep her calm, but today she obviously lost her composure, which made Xu Yaojun very satisfied.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Yaojun walked up to Wei Ruo and took the initiative to chat with Wei Ruo: "Miss Wei, your loquat paste is very good. It cured my grandfather's chronic illness. My grandfather and grandmother often praise you."

"As long as it's useful." Wei Ruo's attitude towards Xu Yaojun was basically the same as that towards the wives, polite and relaxed.

Xu Yaojun said again: "It's not like your sister, who is said to be very talented, but I think she is nothing special except that she can read some poems and books. When she really needs it, she is useless for anything."

Xu Yaojun deliberately praised Wei Ruolai to further belittle Wei Qingwan.

Wei Ruo looked at Xu Yaojun in surprise.

This lady from the Xu family spoke in a very loud voice. The ladies walking in the front might not be able to hear her, but the ladies around her must be able to hear her, including Wei Qingwan herself.

Speaking so openly in front of people, why does this move look so like what the careless cannon fodder female supporting role in the novel would do?

In the original novel, there are many such characters around Wei Qingwan, and Wei Qingwan always responds with a cold and indifferent attitude.

In the end, most of these characters ended up miserable, because they couldn't actually do any sensible actions except to be jealous of Wei Qingwan.

It is no wonder that Wei Qingwan was able to behave calmly when facing their provocations, because their anger not only did not hurt Wei Qingwan, but also proved Wei Qingwan's outstanding appearance and talent.

Wei Ruo smiled at Xu Yaojun, and then intentionally brought the topic back to her grandfather's persistent illness: "Does your grandfather still cough after going to bed at night?"

Xu Yaojun replied: "I don't know after going to bed at night, but when I went to greet him, he almost stopped coughing when we drank tea and chatted with me, and he laughed happily."

After answering Wei Ruo's question, Xu Yaojun immediately turned the topic back to Wei Qingwan: "You see your sister is weak, as if the wind can blow her away."

Xu Yaojun glanced at Wei Qingwan with disdain when he spoke.

Wei Ruo didn't answer this question. She didn't know what kind of contradictions and conflicts there had been between Xu Yaojun and Wei Qingwan, but because she was not familiar with Xu Yaojun, she would not casually discuss such topics with her.

Wei Qingwan's face was livid. From the first day she entered Tongzhifu to attend classes, Xu Yaojun showed great hostility towards herself.

She didn't do anything to Xu Yaojun, just because she was praised by her husband for her outstanding performance in class, and then she was ridiculed and deliberately isolated by her.

She doesn't care about these, she is very clear that it is Xu Yaojun's incompetence and rage, she can't compare with herself to have such a reaction, and to make all kinds of troubles for herself.

She also knew that except for verbal sarcasm, Xu Yaojun couldn't cause any substantial harm to herself, so she didn't mind it.

But when Xu Yaojun and Wei Qingruo mocked herself together, she felt that her heart could not be calm and could not be ignored.

She couldn't stand the people who looked down on her keep saying Wei Qingruo's good!

The crowd continued to walk along the relatively flat paths around the village.

Suddenly a peasant woman came over with her husband.

Seeing someone approaching, the accompanying maid immediately stepped forward to stop him.

Seeing that she could no longer get close, the woman knelt down facing Wei Ruo from a distance.

"Miss Wei!"

Wei Ruo looked at the woman in surprise: "May I ask who you are?"

"Miss Wei, when I went back to Xishan Village with my children to visit my parents last year, there was a natural disaster. You and your father and brother came to our Xishan Village to rescue people without fear of danger, and let the villagers of our Xishan Village get out of trouble. Later, you distributed a lot of food and quilts to us who were affected by the disaster, my parents were able to survive safely."

The man next to the woman said, "Thank you, Miss Wei, for saving my wife and children!"

Hearing what the woman and the man said, the ladies and ladies who accompanied them all realized that it was Miss Wei who had done a lot of good things when she was in Xingshan County, and they came to express their thanks.

Wearing the words, Madam Tongzhi signaled to the maids not to obstruct them, and let the woman and the man get closer.

Then the woman put the basket in her hand on the ground in front of her: "I hope Miss Wei will accept these eggs."

"Get up, there are many stones on the road, don't hurt your knees." Wei Ruo hurriedly called for someone to get up, she was really not used to being kneeled like this.

Xiumei also came forward to help the woman and her husband get up.

Wei Ruo went on to say to the woman and her husband: "I accept your wishes. Take these eggs back. It doesn't matter if you sell them for money or eat them yourself."

Eggs are a very precious commodity for the farmers. This basket of eggs must be saved for at least half a month. This gift is very expensive and Wei Ruo cannot accept it.

"No, no, please accept these eggs, Miss Wei. This is our kindness!" The woman was very persistent and wanted to give the eggs to Wei Ruo.

"No need, really, I have received your wishes, and I am very happy. If you really thank me, treat yourself well, eat enough, wear warm clothes, and live a good life. This is what I hoped for when I did those things. , instead of asking you to save me food and clothing."

The woman's face was full of emotion.

Wei Ruo said again: "This year will be another hard year. Farming in the fields is very tiring. You should eat more eggs so that you will have the strength to work in the fields and strive for a good harvest this year. And your children too. It's time to grow his body, give him more eggs to nourish him."

"Thank you, Miss Wei, thank you, Miss Wei! Thank you, Miss Wei! Thank you, Miss Wei!" The couple bowed and thanked each other.

"Okay, let's go back, don't miss today's farm work, these few days are the time for planting rice seedlings, no mistakes are allowed." Wei Ruo said.

From Wei Ruo's words, it is clear that she is very familiar with farming and knows what she is doing at this time.

The couple nodded repeatedly, and finally bowed deeply to Wei Ruo before leaving.

Then Wei Ruo asked Madam Tongzhi to move on.

As they continued to walk forward, the ladies could not help but praise Wei Ruo.

"I didn't expect that Ms. Wei could not help but be smart and capable, and also very kind-hearted, and she has done so many good things."

"Compared with Miss Wei, I feel a little ashamed."

"Miss Wei, can you tell us in detail about how you helped those disaster-stricken people in Xingshan County?"

Chapter 227 Meeting the students of Anzhou Academy

Listening to everyone praising Wei Ruo one by one, Yun felt honored, and couldn't help being in a good mood.

And Wei Qingwan's complexion was indescribably ugly. They said "Miss Wei" one by one, as if Wei Qingruo was the only "Miss Wei" present.

Wei Ruo who was praised could only smile, and Wei Ruo didn't take these compliments too seriously.

Leaving aside the fact that these people praised her sincerely, she didn't do it for fame when she helped the villagers of Xishan Village.

Several people continued to move forward and came to a courtyard surrounded by fences. This was a place booked in advance by Mrs. Tong Zhi for everyone to rest temporarily and have meals.

She took a group of ladies and ladies out for an outing, and it was impossible to really walk for a day. Everyone is pampered, let alone walking for a day, even an hour is too much to bear.

The courtyard is not small. The front yard is open and surrounded by fences. There are seven or eight houses inside, and a peach blossom is planted beside it. It is not like an ordinary small farmyard, but more like it was specially built by rich people for leisure time. .

Later, Madam Tongzhi's words also confirmed Wei Ruo's conjecture.

The courtyard was built ten years ago by the old man of the Xu family, in order to come here in summer for recreation.

In order to welcome all the ladies and ladies, Mrs. Tongzhi had already sent someone to clean it in advance, and left a few people here to serve and prepare tea and cakes for the ladies and ladies invited by her.

There were several Eight Immortals tables in the open air in the courtyard. After entering the courtyard, everyone took their seats under the greeting of Mrs. Tongzhi.

Yun took Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan and sat down in a corner.

Seeing Wei Qingwan's expression was not good, Yun asked concerned: "Is Wanwan feeling unwell? But did she catch a cold?"

"I'm fine, just a little tired." Wei Qingwan replied with an ugly expression.

"That's good, take a rest." Yun's relieved.

Then Yun looked at Wei Ruo, with a look of kindness and pride in his eyes: "Ruo'er did a good job today."

Wei Ruo didn't answer, and looked out of the fence in a daze.

At this time, a sound of horseshoes came from far and near, and a group of young princes from afar passed by on horses.

Wei Ruo saw Wei Yichen in the crowd, and among the others, Lu Yuhong was also a familiar face.

Chu Lan was in Taizhou recently, so it's not very surprising that Lu Yuhong appeared here.

Wei Ruo looked carefully, but there was no figure of Chu Lan in the crowd. Well, the less annoying guys the better.

Yunshi and Wei Qingwan also saw Wei Yichen.

"Mother, that seems to be the eldest brother!" Wei Qingwan was a little excited.

"Well, it's your elder brother." Yun guessed after confirming, "Students from Anzhou Academy should be traveling together."

When Yun and others looked at Wei Yichen, Wei Yichen and his companions also saw the female relatives in the courtyard.

Many of them, like Wei Yichen, have family members in the courtyard.

Several people stopped, because men and women were different, no one approached rashly.

Among them, Xu Fengyuan, the eldest son of Xu Tongzhi's family, said: "It should be my mother who invites all the female relatives here for an outing. I will go over and say hello."

Then, Xu Fengyuan got off his horse and came to the gate of the courtyard.

Mrs. Tongzhi came out from inside, and when she saw her son, her face was full of joy.

"The son has seen the mother."

"Since you and your classmates pass here, why don't you stay and have a rest, have a sip of tea, and enter a separate yard from the side door, which is separate from the front yard." Tongzhi said.

They are both adult men and women, so they cannot stay together.

"Okay, then I'll ask my classmates what they mean."

After Xu Fengyuan finished speaking, he went back and asked everyone what they meant. They said that they were also a little thirsty and tired, and they just sat down to rest.

Then everyone tied the horse ropes to the open space in front of the courtyard. Under the leadership of Xu's servants, they entered from the side door of the courtyard and went to the small courtyard in the backyard.

After the figures of several people disappeared, Wei Qingwan subconsciously looked at Wei Ruo who was sitting opposite her.

Combined with what Xu Yaojun said just now, it is hard for her not to believe that the chance meeting with Mr. Tong Zhijia and his party was not a deliberate arrangement by Mrs. Tong Zhi.

If this is the case, then wouldn't Wei Qingruo want to...

Although Yun didn't hear Xu Yaojun's words, he was someone who had been there. Seeing this, he had similar guesses in his heart.

Knowing that it might be a deliberate arrangement, Yun's not only didn't feel displeased, but was happy instead. This young master in Anzhou Academy is very outstanding regardless of his background and knowledge.

It would be great to be able to choose a daughter's future husband from here.

At this time, Xu Yaojun ran to Wei Ruo and the three of them, and invited Wei Qingwan: "Qingwan, let's go over there and have a look together. The peach blossoms are in full bloom, and it's a good time to enjoy the flowers."

Xu Yaojun pointed to the peach blossom forest in the courtyard.

When there were no elders around, Xu Yaojun sneered at Wei Qingwan, but now that there are elders by his side, Xu Yaojun seemed to be on good terms with Wei Qingwan.

Wei Qingwan refused: "It's still not possible, it's rare for me to come out with my mother and sister, so let's talk with my mother and sister."

Xu Yaojun said: "But it's rare to come out to play today, and it's rare for the peach blossoms to bloom so well."

Xu Yaojun had a good reason, and Wei Qingwan didn't know how to refuse for a while.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Mrs. Yun persuaded Wei Qingwan to go together: "Wanwan, I'm out to play today, so don't be so cautious, let's go enjoy the flowers with your classmates."

Wei Qingwan bit her lip, not daring to let Yun know that she didn't get along well with her classmates, so she nodded aggrievedly and agreed.

Xu Yaojun's face showed a tricky smile.

Erhu, she looked at Wei Ruo again, and extended an invitation to Wei Ruo: "Miss Wei, let's go too."

Wei Ruo shook his head: "I won't go, I'm more interested in your tea and pastries."

Xu Yaojun said: "These are just ordinary tea and cakes, not worthy of your careful taste, you should go with us!"

Yun also said: "Ruo'er, let's go together."

Wei Ruo was firm: "No, I'm tired after walking for such a long distance, let me rest."

Wei Ruo is not Wei Qingwan, she has a good face and cannot be wiped away. She didn't want to go, and there were many reasons. She would rather admit that she was physically weak and had never seen the world, than Wei Ruo, who was unwilling to wrong herself to do something she didn't want to do.

What's more, Wei Ruo already smelled something bad.

This kind of plot development in the original book is the beginning of trouble for the cannon fodder female supporting role to find the heroine.

Whether it is or not, Wei Ruo doesn't want to get involved. She doesn't have the energy to play this kind of game with them.

As for whether Wei Qingwan will be tricked, it has nothing to do with her. As long as they don't drag her into the water, they can do whatever they want.

"Then do whatever you want!" Xu Yaojun had no patience with Wei Ruo, and when she saw her repeatedly refusing, she stopped talking to her.

Chapter 228 The wives are enthusiastic about Wei Ruo

Then Xu Yaojun and Wei Qingwan went to the Peach Blossom Forest.

The Yun family didn't comment on Wei Ruo's rejection of Xu Yaojun's behavior. Firstly, Wei Ruo's temperament has always been like this, and she doesn't even give her the face of being a mother, let alone others; secondly, Wei Ruo and Xu Yaojun also It's normal if you don't know each other well and don't want to play together.

Not long after Xu Yaojun and others left, Mrs. Tongzhi came to talk to Yun.

Mr. Yun talked with him with a smile, and during the conversation, the two mentioned their son in Anzhou Academy.

"I heard from my son, Feng Yuan, that Young Master Wei has a brilliant literary talent, outstanding talent and learning, and is very appreciated by Mr. Tongzhi." Madame Tongzhi praised.

"Sir, it's absurd. My son Yichen is knowledgeable. Compared with many young masters in Fucheng, he still has a lot to learn." Yun immediately replied modestly.

Madam Tongzhi continued: "Mrs. Wei is really blessed. Both the eldest son and the eldest daughter are so outstanding. From now on, there will be inexhaustible blessings!"

No one would dislike hearing such compliments, and Yun Shi was no exception. Hearing this, he felt flattered in his heart, and then looked at the quiet Wei Ruo, with a wider smile on his face.

Now this scene is something she had never thought of before. She always thought that this daughter's behavior did not conform to the norms of a lady.

Madam Tongzhi was also looking at Wei Ruo, looking at Wei Ruo's quiet appearance, with a gentle and kind expression, and said, "I heard that Miss Qingruo studied under Mr. Wang Caiwei, what books have you read recently?"

Mr. Wang Caiwei's name is well-known in Liangzhe Road, and the conduct and bearing of women who have studied under Mr. Wang Caiwei are a bit higher than those of other families.

"Recently read a few poems." Wei Ruo replied.

"As expected of Mr. Wang, the books he read are also different from those of others." Madam Tongzhi laughed.

The Book of Songs belongs to the Four Books and Five Classics, which are books for men. Women generally do not read them. Female gentlemen generally teach their female students to read "Nvjie" and "Nvxun", that is, the Analects of Confucius, which is also specially selected for women.

Immediately afterwards Madam Tongzhi asked again: "Does Mr. Wang teach any other skills?"

"Learned some tea and incense making." Wei Ruo replied.

"Really? I'll meet you when I have the chance. Qing Ruo is so smart and learns from Mr. Wang. His skills must be extraordinary!" Mrs. Tongzhi had an expectant expression on her face.

Wei Ruo said with a smile: "I am not good at learning, so I dare not show my clumsiness in front of my wife."

Madam Tongzhi said: "Don't be modest, I've heard that the ladies of the Yuan family who are your classmates all praised you for being amazing, you are very talented, and you are a student with superb academic skills. You are a student that Mr. Wang likes very much."

Wei Ruo smiled slightly. For such a compliment, it's good to have heard it, and you can't take it too seriously.

At this moment, Mrs. Jin also came over.

The Jin family is an aristocratic family in Taizhou Prefecture. Their ancestors were grand masters, and now some members of the family are officials in other places.

"What is Mrs. Xu talking to Miss Wei? I am so happy, it makes my heart itch. I can't help but come over to join in the fun." Mrs. Jin smiled.

"I didn't say anything, I just asked Ms. Wei about some daily things. I envy Mrs. Wei for having such a good daughter as Ms. Wei, unlike Mr. Yao from my family who always makes me worry." Madam Tongzhi said with emotion.

Wen Yanyun hurriedly said: "Mrs. Tongzhi praised you absurdly. Miss Yaojun is no worse than my family Ruo'er. You don't know how much headache my family's Ruo'er is when she is disobedient."

This is true, Wei Ruo can testify that the Yun family really has a headache for her.

Mrs. Jin said: "Mrs. Wei, don't be humble. The public notice of the government office said, and the court's commendation certificate has also come down. Miss Wei is the only one in the entire Taizhou government."

Mrs. Tongzhi agreed: "Miss Qingruo was rewarded by His Royal Highness the Seventh Highness before, and the most important thing is that she has a heart of love to help the people, and she is deeply loved by the people."

Mrs. Jin followed closely and said, "I just don't know who can be so lucky to marry such a virtuous daughter-in-law as Miss Wei."

Mr. Yun smiled embarrassedly, the pride that could not be hidden in the smile.

Mr. Yun can vaguely feel from the enthusiasm of the two wives towards herself and her eldest daughter that her eldest daughter seems to satisfy them very much, and she hardly needs to worry about the marriage.

Several people were chatting when suddenly piercing screams came from the direction of Peach Blossom Forest.

Everyone's hearts suddenly lifted.

Then Xu Yaojun and several young ladies with her ran out of the forest, looking panicked.

Madam Tongzhi got up quickly: "Mr. Yao, what's the matter, so flustered?"

"I...I..." Xu Yaojun, who was still panicking just now, changed his expression and became hesitant.

Xu Yaojun was like this, Madam Tongzhi became even more nervous: "Say it quickly! Don't scare your mother!"

"No...it's nothing wrong, I was just shocked when I saw a snake." Xu Yaojun argued.

"Snake?" Madam Tongzhi was surprised, and immediately ordered someone to enter the peach blossom forest to check.

There are so many wives and ladies here today, if there is a snake, it will be bad if it hurts someone.

"Where's Wanwan? Why didn't my Wanwan come out?" Mrs. Yun stepped forward and found that Wei Qingwan was not among the girls who ran out, so she couldn't help becoming nervous.

After hearing the words, Mrs. Tongzhi immediately asked the servants to find Wei Qingwan.

Xu Yaojun lowered her head, looking a little guilty.

Others didn't notice her reaction, but Wei Ruo did, and guessed that Xu Yaojun's fright might not have come from the snake, but what she and a few other people did to Wei Qingwan, but something unexpected happened to her, causing her to panic At a loss.

The so-called Peach Blossom Forest is not that big, and those who went in quickly came out, even bringing back Wei Qingwan.

Wei Qingwan also seemed to be a little frightened, with her head lowered, her face slightly pale, and the weak Liu Fufeng's figure was a little precarious, which made her look very pitiful.

"Wanwan." Yun Shi stepped forward quickly, checking Wei Qingwan's situation nervously.

"Mother, I'm fine." Wei Qingwan said.

"But met a snake? Did you get bitten?" Yun asked nervously again.

"Snake..." Wei Qingwan raised her head and looked in Xu Yaojun's direction.

Feeling her gaze, Xu Yaojun looked away guiltily.

"Not bitten." Wei Qingwan replied.

"That's good, that's good." Yun said repeatedly.

Then Mrs. Tongzhi ordered people to search around to find that scary snake.

At the same time, he apologized to everyone, saying that his preparations were not proper enough, which caused the snake to appear where they were staying and disturbed everyone.

At this time, Xu Fengyuan, Wei Yichen and others heard the movement through the fence and asked about the situation through the fence.

"Mother, what's the matter? But what happened?" Xu Fengyuan asked Mrs. Tongzhi nervously.

Chapter 229 Self-defeating

"It's okay, your sister and the others were disturbed by a snake." Madam Tongzhi replied.

Hearing that there was a snake, several young people were eager to try, expressing that they were going to catch the snake and avenge the ladies.

Among them, Lu Yuhong was the most enthusiastic: "Snake soup is delicious. Once you catch it, make it into snake soup!"

It was Lu Yuhong who said this. If it was someone else, it might cause a burst of laughter from everyone.

But Lu Yuhong was different. His status was different, and his status was much higher than that of everyone else present.

Lu Yuhong is not a student of Anzhou College either, he was the one who rose up today and took the initiative to ask to travel with the students of Anzhou College.

Regarding this, everyone in Anzhou College accompanied him very cautiously, for fear of offending him.

When Lu Yuhong was speaking, his eyes fell on Wei Ruo who was on the other side of the fence.

Feeling Lu Yuhong's gaze, Wei Ruo knew that the greedy young master of the Lu family had already set his sights on her.

Wei Ruo didn't believe that the matter was really about a snake, Xu Yaojun and Wei Qingwan's reactions were not quite right.

It's just that the two concealed the truth for their own purposes.

Then I saw several young masters leaving the door excitedly, inspecting the surroundings of the courtyard.

Even if you can't find the snake, cleaning up the surrounding area can make the female relatives who are out for an outing today feel more at ease.

Wei Qingwan followed suit and returned to her original seat.

Wei Ruo was still drinking tea and eating cakes in a leisurely manner, and did not try to expose Wei Qingwan's lie just now.

On the contrary, Wei Qingwan didn't know whether it was a guilty conscience or something, she kept looking at Wei Ruo, always feeling that Wei Ruo's expression seemed to know something.

When Mrs. Yun got up and went to talk to Mrs. Tongzhi and the others, Wei Qingwan took the initiative to ask Wei Ruo: "Sister, do you believe that I have encountered a snake?"

Wei Ruo paused for a moment, and then the corners of his mouth raised involuntarily: "If you met a snake, why didn't you run out together, but they came out first, and you were so much later than them."

She didn't want to deliberately expose Wei Qingwan, but she insisted on asking her, so she had no choice but to say so.

"I'm timid. When I saw a snake, I was frightened, and my legs were weak and I couldn't walk." Wei Qingwan explained.

"Then what happened to your sleeve? When was it scratched?" Wei Ruo asked.

"This..." Wei Qingwan glanced at the position of her arm, and explained, "It was scratched by a branch in the peach forest."

"It turned out to be a tree branch. I thought you met a villain inside, broke it, and was rescued by a hero." Wei Ruo replied with a smile.

Hearing this, Wei Qingwan's face turned pale, and a frightened look flashed in her eyes.

Wei Ruo was just guessing at first, because in the original plot, Wei Qingwan was rescued once by the hero Chu Lan when she was in Fahua Temple, and the instigator of that time was her, a cannon fodder female partner who doesn't have a lot of brains.

But seeing Wei Qingwan's reaction, he knew that his guess was pretty good.

"My sister can't talk nonsense, it will damage my sister's reputation." Wei Qingwan said with a serious expression, pretending to be calm.

"It's fine if you don't. Didn't you ask me just now? I didn't say a word at first." Wei Ruo said with a light smile.

Seeing Wei Ruo's smile, Wei Qingwan turned pale and bit her lower lip.

Wei Ruo didn't bother to talk to her. Regarding today's incident, the only thing that made her a little curious was that she didn't know which hero was the hero who saved Wei Qingwan.

Is it one of the students from Anju Academy who is resting next door?

Lu Yuhong, Xu Fengyuan, Wei Yichen and several other students from Anzhou College searched around the small courtyard of Xu's house together, and they really caught a snake.

Although they are all students, since riding and shooting are their daily homework, it is not a problem for them to catch a snake together.

Especially among them, Lu Yuhong, is very skillful.

It's just that few people don't know what kind of snake this is and whether it is poisonous.

The question that Lu Yuhong is concerned about is whether this snake can be used to make delicious food.

While thinking about it, Lu Yuhong saw the man in a dark blue brocade suit and a bamboo hat, and immediately ignored the snake in his hand, and bid farewell to Xu Fengyuan and others.

Lu Yuhong ran to the man: "Your Highness, why are you here?"

Lu Yuhong came to Taizhou Mansion because of Chu Lan. After reuniting with Chu Lan, he wanted to be his bodyguard to protect him, and also to avoid his grandfather's discipline.

The weather was fine today, and when he learned that the students of Anzhou Academy were going out to play, he left Chu Lan and went out to play by himself.

He thought that Chu Lan didn't want to go out, so he was surprised to see him appearing here.

"Some things." Chu Lan replied.

"Oh, then be careful, the identities of the people who hurt you have not been found out yet, I'm afraid they will continue to harm you." Lu Yuhong warned.

"Yes. I'm fine." Chu Lan looked in the direction of the courtyard.

Lu Yuhong saw it and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"Nothing." Chu Lan replied.

"Do you want to stay and have a meal with us?" Lu Yuhong asked again.

"No, I still have some things to go to the north of the city." Chu Lan declined.

"Are you going to find that Xu again?" Lu Yuhong asked.

Hearing that Chu Lan didn't deny it, she acquiesced.

Lu Yuhong said: "He saved your life, you should go to thank him, but judging from the situation when you went to him last time, you will most likely be kicked out this time."

Lu Yuhong didn't quite understand why a farm owner with excellent medical skills was so hostile to officials. He didn't know if someone in his family had been harmed by officials.

"What happened to him before has nothing to do with me. I only know that he saved my life, and we got along very happily before. I regard him as my bosom friend." Chu Lan said.

After Chu Lan finished speaking, she ignored the curious Lu Yuhong and rode her horse towards the north of the city.

The followers behind him also rode their horses to keep up.

Lu Yuhong shook his head and sighed: "I really don't understand him, because of a man, those who don't know think that his savior is a beautiful woman! Although the grace of saving life is great, but people don't like to associate with him, so give more money Isn't it all right?"

At noon, everyone ate together in the courtyard, Mrs. Tongzhi specially invited a cook to come and carefully prepared today's meal.

Especially a few wild vegetables—cold Malan head, stir-fried shepherd's purse, and fragrant-dried stir-fried water celery. The ingredients used are just picked from nearby.

Wei Ruo ate with relish.

In addition, Mrs. Tongzhi specially invited someone to buy some dishes from Zuixianju. The dishes of Zuixianju are special, which are not found anywhere else. They are delicious and perfect for entertaining guests.

Chapter 230 Comparing Poems

After the meal, everyone chatted about the meal just now.

"Is this Zui Xianju a new cook? This dish is more delicious than before, with a rich taste, which makes it tasteless when I eat other dishes after eating his dishes."

"I don't know, I only know that the dishes in his family taste so good that the chef at home can't make them."

"My old lady also likes to eat his family's dishes recently, and has ordered people in the mansion to buy them several times."

"There is also a lo mei shop nearby. The lo mei it makes is different from other places. It tastes very good. Compared with it, the taste of other places always feels a little less."

Wei Ruo listened on the sidelines without interjecting, but he was happy in his heart.

The more people are like this, the more beneficial it is for her small workshop. Not only will Fan Chengxu be more willing to cooperate with her, but it will also be easier to expand other sales channels in the future.

At the same time, the students of the Anzhou College next door also had the same lunch, with a slight difference that they had an extra dish of snake soup that Mr. Lu asked for.

However, Lu Yuhong seemed dissatisfied with this snake soup. He felt that the taste was bland, and he failed to bring out the beauty of the snake soup.

I am very satisfied with the dishes of Zuixianju.

"This guy surnamed Fan, why did he change the cook in a few days, I should have gone to eat at his restaurant if I knew it earlier." Lu Yuhong hated seeing each other for a while.

After muttering, Lu Yuhong found Xu Fengyuan next to him looking at the female relatives through the fence.

"Xu Fengyuan, what are you looking at?" Lu Yuhong asked.

"I'm looking at my sister." Xu Fengyuan explained immediately.

"What is your sister doing?" Lu Yuhong asked again.

"I... my sister is rather naughty, I want to see if she behaves well today." Xu Fengyuan explained, with a little dodge in his eyes.

"Really?" Lu Yuhong felt that Xu Fengyuan's expression was strange.

"Brother Lu, is today's meal to your liking?" Xu Fengyuan intentionally changed the subject.

"The cooking of the Yi family cook is so-so, but the dishes are new. I have never eaten these wild vegetables when I was in the north. Zuixianju's dishes are good, especially the dish of braised meat, which makes people want to eat more." Lu Yuhong commented.

"When I go back to the city later, I'll ask the boy to go and buy some more lo mei from that lo mei shop for Brother Lu." Xu Fengyuan said.

"What? Isn't the lo mei from Zuixianju?" Lu Yuhong asked.

"Well, it's not Zuixianju's, it's a shop that specializes in lo-mei. The shop looks ordinary, but the taste is excellent. Many big families in Fucheng buy his lo-mei." Xu Fengyuan explained.

"So powerful, more capable than Fan?" Lu Yuhong suddenly became interested.

Seeing that Lu Yuhong was interested, Xu Fengyuan began to talk to Lu Yuhong about seeing the lo-mei shop.

It is rare for the son of the Lu family to be interested in things other than war martial arts, so Xu Fengyuan naturally wants to follow his interests.

After the meal, the female relatives rested for a while, and Xu Yaojun suggested that everyone write a poem with the theme of spring.

This proposal was quickly approved by the ladies.

Wei Qingwan also recovered from the trance just now.

If Wei Ruo didn't speak, she didn't want to participate, but now that everyone is in high spirits, she has no part to say no to.

Only Xu Yaojun took the lead, and then all the girls followed.

The scene was a bit lively, and whenever there was a good sentence, there was always a burst of applause.

These voices were vaguely mixed with the voices of men from the next door.

The students of Anzhou College are just separated from them by a fence, and there are many flowers and shadows in the middle. Although it is difficult to see people clearly, they can still hear clearly when they are quiet and listen to the voice.

Probably knew that this side was composing a poem, and that side stopped to listen to the poem.

When it was Wei Ruo and the others' turn at the table, Wei Qingwan spoke first, and read something. Wei Ruo was a little absent-minded and didn't listen carefully, and then heard a burst of applause from the surrounding people, which was louder than ever before. Be enthusiastic, even the voices of the men next door are much louder than before.

It seemed that all the ladies present were praising Wei Qingwan, and Wei Qingwan said something shyly.

Wei Ruo didn't listen carefully to these, because firstly, she really didn't have much interest in such programs; secondly, composing poems was really not her strong point.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo heard Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan calling him.

"Ruo'er, it's your turn."

"Sister, it's your turn to write poetry."

Wei Ruo came back to his senses and replied calmly: "I'm not good at poetry."

Wei Ruo knew that what she said would definitely make everyone's impression of her greatly discounted, but she didn't mind it very much. The enthusiasm of Mrs. Tongzhi and Mrs. Jin for her just now made her a little overwhelmed.

She didn't really want to gain a good reputation among them, so she simply admitted that she was not good at poetry.

Seeing Wei Ruo's refusal like this, the others also fell silent.

However, Wei Qingwan said: "My sister learned from Mr. Wang. Mr. Wang is recognized as a talented woman in the south of the Yangtze River. Her poems are outstanding. My sister must be modest to say so."

Hearing this, Wei Ruo's mind was completely back.

Outsiders don't know, but she, Wei Qingwan, should be very clear. It has only been a year since she returned to Xiaowei's mansion, and it has only been half a year since she studied under Wang Caiwei.

Writing poetry is not an easy task, it requires profound accumulation.

And she knew that Wei Ruo's time in school was short, but she still said such things in front of everyone, which made it difficult for Wei Ruo not to suspect that she had ulterior motives.

"I'm really not good at poetry, my sister shouldn't force me." Wei Ruo expressed his attitude again.

Wei Ruo's words have reached this point, Mrs. Tongzhi wants to smooth things over for Wei Ruo and let everyone skip her.

Miss Wei's poems should indeed not be very good, otherwise she wouldn't say so bluntly that she is not good at poems at this time.

Madam Tongzhi thinks it's nothing. It doesn't matter if the poems are slightly inferior. From the perspective of choosing the head of the house, it's not a big problem.

Wei Qingwan said to Wei Ruo again before Mrs. Tongzhi spoke: "Sister, don't be humble, everyone has already written poems, and it's up to you."

Everyone has done it, but Wei Ruo refuses to do anything, it seems that Wei Ruo is very out of group.

It is always necessary to say a few sentences whether it is good or bad, after all, not all the sentences that were spoken just now were very exciting.

While speaking, Wei Qingwan stared at Wei Ruo with expectant eyes.

Looking at Wei Qingwan's watery eyes, Wei Ruo suddenly changed his mind, and then blurted out: "Then I'll make a song."

Wei Ruo looked around, and then his eyes fell on the peach forest behind him, and then said to Xu Yaojun who was in charge of writing: "Luohong is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect flowers."

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

Chapter 231 I noticed something wrong with the seedlings

Xu Yaojun froze for a moment, then slowly wrote down the poem that Wei Ruo just said.

Everyone read it carefully, and the more they read, the more they felt the taste.

Xu Fengyuan, Wei Yichen and other Anzhou College students next door also fell silent for a while.

However, expressions of surprise appeared on the faces of several people almost immediately.

Xu Fengyuan repeatedly praised: "Good poems, good poems, saying spring is not only spring! Praising flowers is not only flowers! As expected of Miss Wei, it is a poem written by someone who can give up the small self for the big self!"

Compared with these two poems by Ms. Wei Jia, the poems of the first few people seem a bit petty. They are not reciting spring, flowers and trees, or expressing emotion.

Miss Wei Jia used the image of spring flowers to express her ambition and feelings.

Xu Fengyuan couldn't help but said to Wei Yichen: "Brother Yichen, Lingmei is really not an ordinary woman!"

Wei Yichen had a smile on his face, and he really didn't expect that sister Ruoer could write such a broad-minded poem.

Just now when Sister Ruoer humbled herself that she was not good at poetry, he believed it, because the eldest sister has not been back home for too long, and it is reasonable that she is not good at poetry.

The rest of the students also spoke highly of Wei Ruo's poems.

Lu Yuhong is not as good at poetry as others, but he does understand some. From his perspective as a martial artist, he also prefers these two sentences by Miss Wei.

On the other side, after Madam Tongzhi came back to her senses, she began to praise Wei Ruo: "Miss Wei's poems are very good, and they fit the theme of our trip today."

Madam Tongzhi took the lead, and everyone else started to praise Wei Ruo for this line of poetry, and the words of praise were better than the evaluation of Wei Qingwan just now.

Hearing people's praises one after another, Wei Qingwan's complexion became more and more ugly. She bit her lips tightly to prevent her emotions from showing.

Yun Shi looked at Wei Ruo with a look of surprise. This result was something she never thought of. She thought that the eldest daughter was always thinking about farming, so she must be bad at poetry.

When Cai Wanwan persuaded the eldest daughter to speak just now, she was still a little nervous and worried. If it wasn't difficult to stop her in front of everyone, she would have spoken to dissuade her.

It turns out that Wanwan knows the eldest daughter better, and the eldest daughter is also good at poetry. What she said is really humble.

Then he said to Mrs. Zhi: "I think today's chip belongs to Miss Wei, what do you think?"

Everyone seconded their opinions one after another, agreeing with Mrs. Tongzhi's judgment.

So Mrs. Tongzhi walked up to Wei Ruo with a smile, took off the female accessory she was wearing, and handed it to Wei Ruo.

"Ma'am, what is this?" Wei Ruo was a little puzzled.

"This is today's lottery. If you win the first prize, it will be yours." Tongzhi said.

Wei Ruo just realized that this link just now was very exciting, and she didn't listen to this part carefully just now.

Since it was a good prize, Wei Ruozi couldn't refuse, so he took the jade pendant from Mrs. Tongzhi with both hands.

"Thank you, madam." Wei Ruo said.

Madam Tongzhi smiled all over her face, looking at Wei Ruo with satisfaction.

Then Wei Ruo glanced at Wei Qingwan, and saw that Wei Qingwan's head was lowered so that she couldn't see her face at the moment, but Wei Ruo guessed that she must be unhappy at the moment.

Because without her, this chip would have been Wei Qingwan's.

Wei Ruoxin said, it's not her fault, she didn't intend to make a fool of herself, but she insisted on pushing her up.

She can't compose poetry, but she can still recite poems, and she is lucky to know some poems that they don't know.

After resting for a while, the female donor followed the arrangement of Mrs. Tongzhi and went to a nearby farm.

This farm was arranged by Mrs. Tongzhi in advance, and people were arranged to take care of it.

On the way to the farm, we pass a large piece of farmland, which is the field of nearby farmers.

At this moment, the farmers are busy in the fields, some are transplanting rice seedlings, some are pulling weeds, and some are opening canals to divert water.

A group of ladies and ladies walked and chatted, talking about their expectations for this year's autumn harvest.

There are some seedlings in the seedling fields beside it that have been planted for some time. After last year's poor harvest, many people chose to plant early-maturing early rice this year, hoping to harvest rice earlier and harvest a batch of grain in advance.

Wei Ruo frowned slightly as he looked at the seedlings in the rice field.

The leaf sheath of this seedling is slightly longer, the leaf color is yellowish, the internode distance is also a little longer, and the nodes are slightly curved and exposed outside the sheath.

These symptoms are not very obvious, and people who don't look carefully or are not familiar with the seedlings can't see it.

But these symptoms add up to a disease that is extremely harmful to seedlings.

If it is really that kind of disease, the seedlings need to be replaced immediately, and it is best to re-raise the seedlings.

Wei Ruo walked forward for a while, and found that the seedlings in several paddy fields were in this situation.

The disease itself is contagious, and it is normal to have large areas of infection, but now that this is happening to several families, the problem is even more serious.

If you leave it alone, it may be too late to temporarily raise seedlings and replace them when the seedlings have completely failed.

In addition, if they don't know what caused this situation, the seedlings that are raised later may still have this situation.

Wei Ruo thought for a while, and when he saw the old man sitting by the rice field resting, he stopped and took the initiative to talk to the old man.

Seeing Wei Ruo's movements, Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan also stopped.

"Mother, what is sister doing?" Wei Qingwan asked.

"Perhaps there is something to discuss with the old man." Yun's is not very clear.

Several other wives noticed Wei Ruo's unusual situation, and they also stopped to watch.

When I was curious, the old man suddenly started to curse, the voice was so loud that everyone heard it.

"Don't talk nonsense here! What do you know? Judging by the clothes you wear, you can only tell that you are a young lady who has never farmed! If you don't know, don't say it! Curse our crops properly! You have no good intentions." !"

The curse of the old man attracted the villagers who were working in the field.

Everyone gathered around and asked the old man what happened.

The old man explained to everyone: "This lady cursed that there is something wrong with the seedlings we planted, and asked us to pull out all the seedlings we planted, burn them, and then replant them!"

Hearing this, the villagers all showed annoyed expressions on their faces.

A middle-aged woman said to Wei Ruo: "Miss, you don't know our hard work, why do you curse us and harm us?"

Another young man also said: "Why do you feel at ease? You know how hard it is for us to plant all the seedlings in these fields, and you just ask us to pull them all out? You have never planted a field before. What do you know about the daughter of a wealthy family?"

Chapter 232 What should I do if I make a mistake?

These people looked at Wei Ruo with hostility.

The faces of the ladies who saw this scene showed surprise expressions.

Looking at the villagers in front of him who were full of hostility towards him, Wei Ruo explained again: "Your rice seedlings may have already suffered from bakanae disease, and they showed the symptoms of bakanae disease: the leaf sheaths are longer, the leaf color is yellowish, and the knots are too thick. The spacing is too large, and the nodes are slightly bent and exposed outside the leaf sheath. If you don't deal with it in time, it will affect your harvest this year. It is still too late to replace the seedlings and re-grow seedlings."

"You are scaring people with nonsense! What is Bakanae disease? Where did you hear it?" The old man at the beginning asked angrily.

"I read it in a book about farming." Wei Ruo replied.

She can only say this, and she cannot say that it is the knowledge she acquired in her previous life, knowing that this is a plant infection.

"Nonsense! I've been farming for thirty-eight years! I've never heard of bakanae disease! I don't care what book you read."

Several other villagers nodded.

"Uncle Jiang is right. Farming is the business of our farmers. It has nothing to do with you, and it has nothing to do with your book. Just don't curse us."

"It's from a little girl's family. Why are you talking so viciously? Curse us for not having a good harvest this year. Accumulate more virtue!"

Under the angry eyes of several villagers, Wei Ruo got up and left, returning to the team.

"Ruo'er, what's going on?" Yun asked with concern.

"It's nothing, let's go on." Wei Ruo said.

"Qing Ruo, they didn't hurt you, did they?" Madam Tongzhi stepped forward and gave Wei Ruo a concerned look.

"Thank you, madam, for your concern. I'm fine, but I have some disagreements with them. Let's move on." Wei Ruo said.

After hearing the words, Mrs. Tongzhi didn't ask any more questions.

After Wei Ruo left, the villagers pointed at Wei Ruo's back and cursed a lot.

Arriving at Mrs. Tongzhi's farm, the long-term workers here are also busy in the fields.

Wei Ruo also observed the seedlings in the field, and found that the situation in the Zhuangzi was the same as that in the field outside.

Wei Ruo looked at Mrs. Tongzhi beside him again, and after thinking for a while, he said to Mrs. Tongzhi, "Ma'am, I think there is something wrong with this batch of rice seeds. The seedlings grown from it may have been infected."

Madam Tongzhi looked at Wei Ruo, remembering what she had said to the farmers outside.

After pondering for a while, he said to his wife, "I know the accounts of the farmer very clearly, but I don't know how the crops in the field grow well. Why don't I call the steward of my farm in a while, and I will trouble Miss Qingruo with you. He told me how to deal with these damaged seedlings and how to remedy them."

Wei Ruo looked at Mrs. Tongzhi in surprise: "Madam doesn't doubt what I said? What if what I said is wrong?"

Mrs. Tongzhi smiled: "First of all, you have no reason to deliberately tell such a lie. For you, if you are right at this time, you will not get half of the benefits, and if you are wrong, you will suffer embarrassment in vain. Secondly, even if you It doesn't matter if you are wrong? Although I don't know much about farming, I know it's still early and there is still time to change the seedlings, and it doesn't take much effort to change a wave, and I don't need to do it myself."

Madam Tongzhi's words made Wei Ruo's affection for her increase a lot.

At the same time, Wei Ruo also breathed a sigh of relief: "Then Madam will take me to meet the steward of Zhuangzi, and I will explain the remedy to him in detail."

"Yes. Sorry to trouble you." Tong Zhifu said.

After Wei Ruo finished speaking with Madam Tongzhi, Mrs. Yun pulled Wei Ruo over and questioned in a low voice:

"Is the bakanae disease real? Could it be that you are talking nonsense? Or maybe the book you read about rice is unreliable, what should you do if you make a mistake?"

Wei Ruodao: "Don't worry, even if something goes wrong, the one who lost is mine. If Mrs. Tongzhi is angry, it's me alone. I won't implicate you and the Wei family."

"What are you talking about? You are the eldest daughter of the Wei family, and your words and deeds represent the Wei family. When did you become so clear?" Yun was dissatisfied with Wei Ruo's words.

"Even if you can't tell the difference, there's nothing you can do. I've already said it. You can either choose to believe me once, or continue to worry about it." Wei Ruo said.

Anyway, you can't take back what you say. Even if Yun doesn't believe it, she can't change anything now.

Wen Yan Yun was a little dissatisfied, but he really had nothing to do with Wei Ruo.

What she is dissatisfied with is her daughter's attitude towards herself. She is her mother, just ask her a few words and she will explain it well. Such a gesture really does not take her mother seriously.

Could it be wrong for a mother to ask her daughter a few words?

If it weren't for the presence of so many outsiders today, Yun would have talked to her in a good way anyway!

While Mrs. Yun was talking to Wei Ruo, Mrs. Tongzhi had sent someone to call the nanny in charge of the Zhuangzi.

Then Mrs. Tongzhi really asked the nanny in charge to ask Wei Ruo about the broken seedlings.

Wei Ruo told the nanny in charge that the seedlings might be sick and needed to be replaced, and how to re-select and re-raise seedlings to avoid such a situation from happening again.

The nanny in charge is Mrs. Tongzhi's confidant, so she can naturally figure out Mrs. Tongzhi's thoughts.

Carefully wrote down what Wei Ruo said, and said that he would seriously follow Wei Ruo's instructions.

After the episode, everyone wandered around the Xu family's farm for a while, and then drank tea in the pavilion arranged by Madam Tongzhi in advance.

I talked about outings and caring for farmers, but I also know that they are all the female relatives of powerful families who are used to rich clothes and food. It is impossible to really make them tired, and even walking more is not enough.

So the form of this trip is greater than the actual meaning, it is just to gain a reputation.

Wei Ruozi knew the truth of this, so it was not surprising to see everyone sitting down after walking for less than a cup of tea.

Wei Ruo sat down leisurely with the crowd, sipping tea and basking in the sun, while taking a look at the scenery.

Then Wei Ruo saw all the Anzhou students riding past in the distance.

It seems that they are having a riding and shooting competition, and the venue is the open space of Xu's farm.

They set up archery targets in the open space, rode over, opened their bows and shot arrows to see if they shot the most accurately, so as to distinguish between good and bad results.

Wei Ruo was watching, and Mrs. Tong Zhi said to Wei Ruo half-jokingly: "I heard that they were going to ride and shoot when I was having lunch just now. It happened that there was an open space on the farm, so I asked them to practice on the open space. It just happened to be given to me. Let's watch the fun and relieve boredom."

"En." Wei Ruo responded.

Then Mrs. Tongzhi pointed to the man in the green clothes in the crowd and said: "The man in the green clothes and the brown horse is the dog. Now he is studying in Anzhou College like your brother, and he will take the provincial examination this autumn."

Chapter 233 My mother prefers your sister

"Yeah." Wei Ruo had already recognized it when he was in the small courtyard of the Xu family.

Madam Tongzhi said again: "Feng Yuan has been a worry-free child for me since he was a child. Whether it is studying or doing other things, I don't need to worry about it. He is not as irritable as his sister."

Wei Ruo responded with a smile. She really didn't know how to respond to Mrs. Tongzhi's words.

No matter how nervous she is, she should feel the meaning that Mrs. Tongzhi wants to convey.

Wei Qingwan on the side secretly bit her lip, Madam Tongzhi's attitude towards Wei Ruo once again confirmed what Xu Yaojun said.

Madam Tongzhi is interested in Wei Qingruo, and wants Wei Qingruo to be Xu's daughter-in-law!

The Xu family is a big family in Taizhou Prefecture. Xu Fengyuan is also handsome, and like his elder brother, he is a student of Anzhou Academy, and he will take the provincial examination this autumn, and his future is limitless.

Wei Qingruo was brought up by a family of merchants, and learned all the vulgar habits in the countryside, but he can still have such good luck. Wei Qingwan was somewhat dissatisfied.

Not far away, Xu Fengyuan, Wei Yichen and other students from Anzhou College started a competition with Lu Yuhong.

Lu Yuhong was the first one to go up, every arrow was sure to hit, and his heroic demeanor earned praise from the students again and again.

These compliments are all sincere, not just compliments for Lu Yuhong's identity.

Lu Yuhong's horse riding and shooting ability, not to mention comparing with them, even in the capital, there are few opponents.

With Lu Yuhong Zhuyu in front, the performance of the others is much inferior.

However, Xu Fengyuan still stood out from the crowd, and won the house with a result that was extremely close to Lu Yuhong.

Riding and archery is Wei Yichen's weakness. He has not performed well in this area, so his performance today is mediocre.

Lu Yuhong looked at Wei Yichen who came back on horseback and said, "Your Wei family ancestor was a famous general who founded the country, and your father was also a general who fought in all directions. Why didn't you inherit the blood of a general?"

Wei Yichen replied a little ashamedly: "I was stupid and failed to inherit the riding and shooting skills of my father and ancestors."

"It's a pity." Lu Yuhong has a straight temper, saying whatever he wants, regardless of how the people who hear his words will feel.

Wei Yichen accepted Lu Yuhong's evaluation of himself frankly: "Yes, it is indeed a pity. My father once said that when I was young."

But it's better now, my younger brother Yi Lin has recently shown a good talent and interest in martial arts, if he wants to cultivate it well, he is likely to become the one who will inherit his father's mantle.

After the competition, everyone took a short rest. Wei Yichen looked towards the pavilion in the distance, looking for the figures of his mother and sisters among the crowd.

I saw that my mother was chatting with wives from other families, my sister Wanwan was also talking with a lady from a family of about the same age, and only my sister Ruoer was sitting in the corner looking at something and looking at it.

Xu Fengyuan came over and said to Wei Yichen, "Brother Wei is looking at the two younger sisters?"

Wei Yichen nodded.

"I heard that Miss Wei was raised in the countryside since she was a child?" Xu Fengyuan asked again.

"Yes." Wei Yichen nodded, and then added, "Although my eldest sister was raised in the countryside, she is as knowledgeable as my second sister."

"I can see it. I have seen the talent of the big girl just now." Xu Fengyuan agreed.

Immediately afterwards Xu Fengyuan said again: "To be honest, my mother mentioned to me before today that she is interested in the eldest sister."

Hearing this, Wei Yichen looked back at Xu Fengyuan in surprise.

Xu Fengyuan was also a little embarrassed, but continued: "To be honest, I was still a little bit resistant before today, but it was because it was my mother's will, so I didn't want to disobey. Then today, under the arrangement of my mother, I was far away. I met your eldest sister twice."

Xu Fengyuan was also very frank, and did not hide from Wei Yichen that today's arrangement was intentional.

Wei Yichen didn't know how to answer the conversation.

Xu Fengyuan continued: "But after what I saw today, I don't seem to reject my mother's arrangement so much."

Obviously, Xu Fengyuan is satisfied with Wei Ruo he saw today.

Although marriage is the order of the parents, if the other party is a girl like the eldest daughter of the Wei family, it seems that they are not so resistant.

Wei Yichen said: "I can't decide this matter, it depends on what my parents want. However, I heard from my father that there is no rush to let the two younger sisters get married. They are only fourteen this year, and my father still wants her to get married. There are many people who will be married for two years."

Xu Fengyuan explained: "I know, my mother also said that even if it is settled, it is just a marriage first."

Talking about it, Xu Fengyuan bowed to Wei Yichen and bowed: "In the future, Brother Wei will need to say a few more kind words for me in front of the big girl."

Wei Yichen's mood is a bit complicated. Based on his understanding of Xu Fengyuan, he is a good match, but the elder sister has only returned for a short time, and he has never thought of getting married so soon.

But as Xu Fengyuan said, it was the order of his parents and the words of the matchmaker, and he had no control over it.

The one-day outing was over, and Yunshi, Wei Qingwan, and Wei Ruo returned to Xiaowei's Mansion in a carriage.

Not long after, Wei Yichen also came back.

He shouldn't have come home at this time, but today he has something to do, so he made a special trip to the house.

After returning to the mansion, Wei Yichen went to see Yun Shi, and told Yun Shi the news he had heard from Xu Fengyuan.

"Are you serious?" Yun's face showed joy.

"Does mother think this is a good thing?" Wei Yichen asked with a frown.

"Naturally, it is a good thing. Although the Xu family is not a family of meritorious service, it has a profound heritage. Now many people in the family are officials. Although Mr. Xu is only in the position of an acquaintance, the future is good. It is not impossible to transfer to the capital in the future." Yes. Mr. Xu's studies are good, and his character is not bad, otherwise you wouldn't have played with him." Yun said.

Wei Yichen couldn't refute it. What his mother said was true, and the Xu family was a good match.

only…

"Mother, father probably meant that he didn't want the two younger sisters to get married so soon." Wei Yichen said.

"Don't worry, I said this earlier, I won't marry your sisters off so early, but if it can be said, it will be a good thing." Yun said.

Misses from aristocratic families are everywhere who make marriages early.

Wei Yichen couldn't say anything more, so he had to say: "Mother should ask the elder sister more about what she means. We owe her a debt, and we can't help her with other things. We have to let her make up her own mind about the marriage."

"You child, since ancient times, marriage matters have been ordered by your parents. How can you listen to the girl's own ideas? What can she understand about marriage matters? It's better to let your parents decide." Yun said.

While talking, Yun brought the topic to Wei Yichen again: "If it wasn't for fear of delaying your studies, mother should have taken care of you."

I seem to be in the sun. . Sore throat. .

Chapter 234 Inspection Brewery

"Mom, I'm going to take the provincial examination this fall, and I don't want to be distracted by other things." Wei Yichen said hastily.

"Okay, okay, I won't mention your matter for the time being." Yun Shi promised, "But don't worry about your sister's affairs. Although my mother has some conflicts with my eldest sister on weekdays, she is always my own flesh and blood. , I will definitely try my best to choose a good son-in-law for her when it comes to marriage."

Immediately after, Yun said: "Before, I thought that with Ruo'er's temperament, high-ranking and wealthy families might not be able to climb up, so I had to find a well-behaved scholar or a farming and studying family. Now it seems that she has her own good luck. So my mother is very happy."

Wei Yichen couldn't say anything more, so he stopped the topic here.

Mother and son gossiped for a while, seeing that Wei Yichen was tired, Yun asked Wei Yichen to go back and rest.

Back to Tingsongyuan, Wei Ruo immediately went into the study to write a letter.

First, she must instruct the people in the village to be alert to the bakanae disease, and to notify her immediately if there is a problem with the seedlings.

Secondly, write a letter to the nanny to urge her to find a husband-in-law mentioned earlier.

The attitude of Mrs. Tongzhi today reminded her that she must speed up her pace.

If she is really like what Yun Shi thinks, it's fine if there are no big families who are interested in her, and it can be delayed for another two years, but if someone like the Xu family takes a fancy to her, I'm afraid that Yun Shi will touch this Thinking, when the time comes to settle the marriage for her, it will put her in a relatively passive situation.

"Miss, are the bakanae disease you saw today the kind we saw in Huzhou Mansion two years ago?" Xiumei asked.

Wei Ruo nodded: "The symptoms are the same."

"That's terrible. The weather has been bad for the past two years, and the wind and rain have been unfavorable. It is difficult to grow high yields. After such a toss, the grain production will be lost." Xiumei worried. .

"In the past few days, I have taken the time to go around more often. I can persuade those who can be persuaded. I can't help those who can't be persuaded. I will do my best." Wei Ruo said.

Although he had run into a wall with those farmers today, Wei Ruo still wanted to try his best.

After all, this is a matter of saving lives. If the grain production is not harvested, many people will die.

Xiumei nodded. When the young lady was persuading people in Huzhou, she was scolded by many people at the beginning. At that time, the young lady was only ten years old. No one believed her words, and the words she scolded were very ugly.

But fortunately, in the end, after listening to their lady's words with reason, they carefully inspected the seedlings, confirmed that there were some problems, and chose to believe their lady's words.

Among them is the village head of Mojiazha. Under the strong suggestion of the village head, the young lady's late rice seeds were replanted at Mojiazha that year. The tragedy of the harvest.

In the next few days, Wei Ruode went to the countryside near Fucheng as Xu Heyou when he was free, and when he found something wrong, he communicated with the local farmers.

The situation is similar to what Wei Ruo encountered in Huzhou Prefecture back then, or even worse. It is inevitable to be scolded, and it is easy to be kicked out of the village with a shoulder pole.

Wei Ruo didn't care, he said what he had to say, he did what he had to do, and he did his best to obey the destiny.

Today Wei Ruo came to Shitou Village. This is where Wei Ruo opened the winery. The winery is still under construction. Wei Ruo just went to see the progress on the spot.

Come to the predetermined place, which is backed by a mountain, and there is a stream flowing in front of it.

The environment is very pleasant. There are several more houses on the flat ground that was originally empty.

Because it is used for brewing wine, there is still a big difference between the house and the ordinary house.

The biggest difference from ordinary houses is the boiler room, which is used for distilling liquor. Ordinary distilleries don't need to build this, and the people in charge of the construction don't know what it's for.

"Hi, my boss!"

"Hi, my boss!"

"Boss! You are here!"

After seeing Wei Ruo, everyone took the initiative to say hello to Wei Ruo, showing great enthusiasm.

At present, all the workers working here are long-term workers from Wei Ruo Zhuangzi. They are very motivated now, because Wei Ruo treats them very well. Not only do they pay more than others, but they also adopt a reward system. , there are additional rewards.

Those who were sent to farm, the higher the output of the rice fields they managed that year, the more rewards they would receive. This treatment is not only that of long-term workers, it is almost catching up with that of tenants.

And they are more secure than tenants. If the tenants have no production in their fields, they will have nothing, but they at least have wages from their employers.

The same goes for those who are sent to work in the workshop. If the workshop does well, they will also be rewarded.

Such a good treatment is not to mention the current bad age, even in previous years, there is nowhere to look for it.

Wei Ruo smiled and nodded: "You have worked hard."

"No hard work, no hard work, please be careful, boss, there are still a lot of sundries here, and there are rafters on the ground, so be careful not to trip over." Chang Gong carefully reminded Wei Ruo.

"Okay." Wei Ruo nodded.

After a round trip, Wei Ruo was very satisfied with the construction of the workshop, which did not deviate from her idea, and the construction progress and construction quality also met her expectations.

According to this situation, the winery will be officially put into work next month.

It seems that she is going to start selecting workers for training, and at the same time preparing the crops for brewing.

After the inspection, Wei Ruo came to the village chief's house in Shitou Village. Standing outside the fence of the village chief's house, Wei Ruo was wondering if the village chief was at home.

"Master Xu!"

The village chief Shi Dayou who came out of the house saw Wei Ruo and warmly came out to greet him.

Shi Dayou was in his thirties, with a limp in one foot, and walked with a limp.

He doesn't look like a very authoritative person, and he is not too old, he doesn't look like the head of a village.

Shi Dayou opened the fence door and invited Wei Ruojin to the house: "Mr. Xu, come in quickly."

Wei Ruo entered the door and followed Shi Dayou into the house.

The house is simple but clean.

"Xu Gongzi came to inspect the construction progress of the brewery today?" Shi Dayou asked.

"Yes." Wei Ruo nodded, and then said to Shi Dayou, "Besides that, there is one more thing I want to talk to the village chief about."

"Mr. Xu, if you need help from our villagers, just ask, we will definitely help you!" Shi Dayou hurriedly said.

"It's not that I need your help, but when I entered the village, I saw the seedlings in the rice fields around the village. I felt that the growth was a bit strange. According to my experience, there might be some problems with these seedlings." Wei Ruo said.

After hearing Wei Ruo's words, Shi Dayou was silent for a long time.

"Village head?" Wei Ruo called Shi Dayou.

Chapter 235 Why are you avoiding me

Hearing Wei Ruo's voice, Shi Dayou came back to his senses, and then said: "To tell the truth, Mr. Xu, in fact, I always feel that there is something wrong when I look at the seedlings in this field these days. I went to the field with my father when I was three years old. Now that I have been planting the field for thirty-five years, I remember clearly when the seedlings looked like, even if there is a little bit of something wrong, I can tell the difference."

Wei Ruo listened carefully to Shi Dayou's words without interrupting.

Shi Dayou continued: "Today's batch of seedlings have grown to this time, I always feel that something is wrong, but I am not sure if there is any problem at the moment. Just now, after listening to Mr. Xu, this idea in my heart became more certain. "

It turned out that not only Wei Ruo thought there was a problem, but Shi Dayou also had the same idea.

Wei Ruo looked at Shi Dayou with a change of gaze, a little more appreciation in his eyes.

"Won't the village chief consider replacing a batch of seedlings?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Hey, even if I'm the village chief, it's still difficult to make this decision. If there is a problem with my judgment, wouldn't I let the villagers follow me to work in vain? What's more, re-raising seedlings now may affect this year's harvest. Everyone is counting on a bumper harvest of rice this year." Shi Dayou felt a headache about this matter and was in a dilemma.

"I have a batch of late rice seeds. The late planting does not affect the yield at all, and the rice seeds are resistant to diseases and insect pests. They are better than ordinary rice seeds and have higher yields." Wei Ruo said to Shi Dayou.

"Really? There are such rice seeds?" Shi Dayou looked at Wei Ruo with surprise and joy.

Mr. Xu has a Zhuangzi himself and is a good businessman. There is no reason to make such a joke with them, so his words are very likely to be true.

"Well, yes, I planted this kind of rice in my own village, and now the seedlings are growing very well. This kind of rice does not have strict requirements on the time for raising seedlings and transplanting rice seedlings. It can grow well if it is planted early and late. It is too late to plant now. ." Wei Ruo further explained to Shi Dayou.

After listening to Wei Ruo's description, Shi Dayou didn't answer immediately.

His expression was tangled, and after a while, he cautiously asked Wei Ruo: "Is Mr. Xu's rice seed very expensive?"

"I will give it to the villagers for free." Wei Ruo said.

Hearing this, Shi Dayou looked surprised: "Send... to us?"

Wei Ruo nodded: "Think of it as some benefits for your village that I bought the land of your Stone Village."

"But Mr. Xu, you have already paid us money."

"I know, but didn't the village chief just say that if I need your help, you will help me? You are kind to me, so I will naturally treat you better."

"But I just said that, we haven't helped you much so far..."

"Not currently, but you have the heart, village chief. Next time, if there is any problem in my winery, I need everyone's help, and I hope the village chief and all the villagers can help me." Wei Ruo said.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Xu, don't worry!" Shi Dayou said.

Wei Ruo nodded: "I was just reminding you about the rice seedlings. The final decision is still up to you. Whether you want to replace the rice seedlings or not needs to be discussed with the villagers, so I won't get involved."

"Okay, I know, I understand." Shi Dayou replied.

"Then I won't bother the village chief, I'll take my leave first." Then Wei Ruo got up and left.

Dayou Shi sent Wei Ruo to the entrance of the village. After Wei Ruo got into the carriage and went away, he returned to the house, packed up his things briefly, and rushed to the field, preparing to talk about the rice seedlings with his fellow villagers.

Coming out of Stone Village, Wei Ruo didn't go directly to the city, but returned to his village.

As soon as he got off the carriage, he was surrounded by people.

Wei Ruo's heart tightened, and then he saw Zhu Zongyu wearing a bamboo hat to cover his face.

Seeing the person coming, Wei Ruo relaxed, and then asked with a cold face: "Mr. Zhu, what does this mean?"

Chu Lan got off her horse and walked up to Wei Ruo: "I want to see how long you can hide from me."

He has come several times, but Xu Heyou is not there every time. The person who left a message to Yu Guanshi never replied every time.

Xu Heyou didn't want to see him, but he wanted to see Xu Heyou.

"Mr. Zhu, if I remember correctly, I owe you kindness and not hatred?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Since you are kind to me, why do you avoid me as if you have met an enemy?" Chu Lan asked back.

"I owe you a favor, and you have repaid it, so there is no need to have too many entanglements. As for avoiding you, it is pure nonsense. Now it is the busy season of farming, and I am so busy every day that I don't touch the ground. I don't have time to take care of other things, it's not aimed at Young Master Zhu." Wei Ruo replied.

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, he bypassed the people in front of him and walked straight to Zhuangzi's gate.

Just as Wei Ruo was about to walk past Chu Lan, Chu Lan suddenly reached out and grabbed Wei Ruo's arm.

"I found that you have been full of hostility to me since you knew that I was not a merchant. What special meaning does official status have to you?"

Wei Ruo raised her head and glanced at Zhu Zongyu, but unfortunately, she couldn't see his face clearly, otherwise she really wanted to see the disgusting expression on this face that was about to be healed by her.

"Mr. Zhu is thinking too much. I just don't think there is any need for the two of us to have any intersection. On the contrary, I don't understand why Mr. Zhu is so persistent in wanting to see me? Well, you have already reported it. As for your Face, I didn't say not to continue the treatment, and the medicine was given to you on time." Wei Ruo asked back.

Wei Ruo's question overwhelmed Chu Lan.

He didn't know why he was so determined to see Xu Heyou, and even when he found out that he was avoiding him deliberately, he became inexplicably irritable.

The more indifferent he is to himself, the more he can't be calm.

This kind of emotion is not there in the past. In the past twenty years, no one in his life has made him so unsure how to treat him.

And this person is still a teenager.

Why should he care so much about a teenager? Is it because he is his savior? Or was it because they had had a peaceful time together during his weakest hours?

Chu Lan stared at the clear eyes of the man in front of him, trying to find the answer.

However, she didn't find the answer. Instead, there was a string in her heart that was touched by her eyes for some reason.

Chu Lan let go of Wei Ruo's arm.

Seeing him letting go, Wei Ruo thought for a while, but finally he didn't dare to be too angry and offended, so he softened his tone and said, "Mr. Zhu, I just don't want to cause trouble. If you are from a merchant, you will only be attacked by thieves; But if you are an official, and your status is different, then you are not an ordinary person when you are attacked. And this kind of trouble is something that mere civilians cannot afford to provoke."

Wei Ruo's words shocked Chu Lan's heart.

Babies who don't have sheep to bleat must take care of their bodies.

Those who have a fever, take a good rest and drink plenty of hot water. Let's work hard together.

Chapter 236 probably guessed who he is

Indeed, Xu Heyou couldn't bear the disputes he was involved in, and he really didn't dare to have too much interaction with him so hastily.

Chu Lan was aware of her recklessness, but also deeply aware of her multiple gaffes on Xu Heyou.

If it is normal, he shouldn't be so thoughtless, he should have considered these things in advance.

Chu Lan looked at Wei Ruo, but didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Wei Ruo couldn't see his face, so he couldn't guess what he was thinking at the moment from his expression.

"Sorry, I was reckless." Chu Lan apologized to Wei Ruo solemnly.

Seeing him apologizing, Wei Ruo didn't say anything more.

"I still have something to do, so I won't chat with you."

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, he turned and entered Zhuangzi.

This time Chu Lan didn't stop him. After Wei Ruo entered Zhuangzi, Chu Lan also left with his own people.

Back to Zhuangzi, Wei Ruo's expression remained calm.

"Miss, are you still upset about Mr. Zhu? It's wrong for him to deceive the lady, but the servants don't look like he is a person who will revenge the lady without understanding." Xiumei comforted Wei Ruo.

"Meimei, the time and place of Zhu Zongyu's injury is too coincidental, I have been reluctant to think about the relationship." Wei Ruo said.

"What coincidence?" Xiumei was puzzled.

"The time when Zhu Zongyu was injured was almost the same as the time when the Seventh Prince was injured, and the time when he left Zhuangzi was also almost the same as the time when the Seventh Prince was found." Wei Ruo said.

"No way, then...that person is..." Xiumei covered her mouth with her hand in surprise.

Didn't that miss become the Seventh Prince's savior? It's just that the Seventh Prince didn't know that the person who saved him was their lady.

"It's very possible, I'm still confirming it, but I don't want to confirm it, but in the future, the farther we stay away from him, the better." Wei Ruo, her dislike for Chu Lan is engraved in her bone marrow.

Wei Ruo didn't know about Chu Lan's attack and injury when she rescued Zhu Zongyu, but when she knew about it, she immediately encountered the plague, and she didn't have time to think about it.

When meeting Zhu Zongyu again in Wangcun, his posture and clothes revealed his unusual identity. At that time, Wei Ruo felt a strong hostility towards him.

Wei Ruo knew that this hostility was not just because of his deception to her, but also because she had thought of another possibility in her heart.

It's just that she doesn't want to confirm it, because the thing has already happened, and it's useless to prove it, but it's just adding trouble to herself.

Xiumei nodded obediently, and then asked: "Then... Miss, will your identity be discovered?"

Wei Ruodao: "I can only hope that he won't investigate. If he investigates carefully, he will definitely be able to find out."

The identity of Xu Heyou does not exist. The real master of Zhuangzi is Wei Qingruo. This matter can be hidden from ordinary people, but it cannot be hidden from the Seventh Prince. As long as he wants to check, her identity will definitely be exposed.

Because it's not something he can control, Wei Ruo doesn't intend to continue to worry about it.

Wei Ruo didn't see Zhu Zongyu again in the next few days, it seemed that he had listened to what she said that day.

Then Wei Ruo also heard that the Sixth Prince sent people to ambush and attack the Seventh Prince in the capital. He was punished, dismissed from his post, and confined in his mansion.

Naturally, the news that the Seventh Prince officially came to the barracks to report later. He arrived months later than expected because of injuries sustained in the attack.

In addition, Wei Ruo heard an unconfirmed rumor that an old case in the capital was about to be overturned. It seems to be related to Xu Guogong, the mother's family of Empress Xu who died many years ago.

And these things have nothing to do with Wei Ruo, she just listened to the excitement, and she still focused on her own career.

Wei Ruo has been going to Shitou Village more frequently recently. Firstly, there are more places that need her in the winery, and secondly, because of her replacement of seedlings.

Under Shi Dayou's insistence, nearly two-thirds of the seedlings in Shitou Village were replanted, and the remaining one-third was judged by Shi Dayou to be okay.

After getting along with each other, Wei Ruo learned from the villagers that the reason why Shi Dayou became the village head at a young age is because he once saved the villagers of Shitou Village. Everyone saved the fallen rice, so they are deeply loved and trusted by the villagers.

So this time, Shi Dayou felt that there was something wrong with the seedlings, and the villagers also chose to believe him, and worked together with him to raise the seedlings again.

Although everyone's workload has increased, everyone has no complaints in order to have a good harvest this year and not go hungry.

During the time spent wandering around Stone Village, Wei Ruo made another unexpected discovery.

Moso bamboo is planted on a mountain near Shitou Village, and bamboo fungus grows in the bamboo forest. This is a rare delicacy.

When Wei Ruo asked the villagers, they didn't know that it was an edible fungus.

This made Wei Ruo shout violently.

As long as the ugly black skin is peeled off, there will be fresh and white bamboo fungus inside, which is a delicacy.

Wei Ruo told the villagers about this, but the villagers didn't believe it.

"Master Xu, you say this white thing is a delicacy?"

Everyone had expressions of disbelief.

"If you don't believe me, I'll make a dish for you to try." Wei Ruo planned to demonstrate it to the villagers without proof.

So Wei Ruo borrowed the kitchen from Shi Dayou, and took Xiumei to cook two dishes with bamboo fungus.

One is scrambled eggs with bamboo shoots; the other is bamboo fungus soup.

The cooking methods of the two are not complicated, because the bamboo fungus itself is very delicious, and too much cooking will only destroy the original flavor of the food.

After the two dishes were finished, Wei Ruo took them to the yard.

At this time, there were many people around Shi Dayou's yard, besides Shi Dayou and his wife and children, there were also several villagers from the village.

They all heard what Wei Ruo said about the snake eggs on the mountain as a delicacy and came to see the truth.

Seeing that everyone still didn't believe it, Wei Ruo tasted two dishes in front of everyone.

Seeing that Wei Ruo had eaten all the food, the others were relieved, and came forward one after another to share some to eat.

In this age without MSG, the umami taste of fungi is very stimulating to the taste buds.

And Wei Ruo and Xiumei's cooking skills are excellent, and simple home-cooked dishes can also make excellent taste.

The villagers who eat a rough diet on weekdays ate Wei Ruo's two dishes, and all showed amazed expressions.

They now completely believe that the thing that they have dismissed as a snake egg for many generations is indeed a treasure.

Shi Dayou said with emotion: "It's a pity that this thing doesn't grow enough on the mountain, and it can't fill your stomach like rice noodles."

Chapter 237 Second brother farewell

For poor farmers, filling their stomachs is the first element, and delicious food is second.

Wei Ruodao: "It's really not cost-effective for the villagers to eat by themselves, but it's better to sell it in the city and buy rice noodles after exchanging money? As long as you don't delay the work in the field, take some time to go to the mountains to pick it." If you sell it, you can fill your household."

Listening to Wei Ruo's words, everyone's faces showed expressions of excitement and anticipation.

yes! They can sell an official man!

Shi Dayou also woke up suddenly, and then asked Wei Ruo in amazement: "Mr. Xu, why are you so kind to us? If you didn't tell us, you could have secretly picked it yourself and sold it in the city."

Wei Ruodao: "It grows on your mountain. If I pick it up and sell it quietly, it's called stealing. If it's on a barren mountain without an owner, I won't be polite to you."

Wei Ruo loves money but has a bottom line, and she doesn't do stealthy things.

After listening to Wei Ruo's words, everyone felt that the image of the person in front of them became more and more brilliant.

Shi Dayou said excitedly: "Mr. Xu, you are really a great benefactor of our village! We are so lucky to have met you!"

Other villagers also seconded their proposals:

"Yeah yeah!"

"Young Master Xu, you are really a good person!"

"Master Xu, your great kindness and virtue will never be forgotten by the people in our village!"

Wei Ruo smiled and said, "Don't talk about it, everyone. Let's work together to make sure we don't go hungry this year. Let's have enough food and clothing, and live a good life together."

Everyone nodded.

The first day of April, the rest day.

Wei Ruo didn't need to go to Tianqin Garden for class, so he planned to go to Zhuangzi.

As soon as he went out, he was stopped by someone.

Seeing that it was Lin Fang, Wei Ruo knew that Wei Jin was also looking for him, so he changed direction and followed Lin Fang to the suburbs.

Sure enough, he saw Wei Jinyi in the bamboo forest.

He was dressed in white, standing plainly, the surrounding green and the white on his body formed an elegant landscape.

"Second brother." Seeing Wei Jin and Wei Ruo still feels good.

Wei Jinyi looked tenderly at Wei Ruo who was running towards him.

"Second brother, why did you come here today?" Wei Ruo asked.

"I'm going to leave Taizhou for a while." Wei Jin also said.

"So the second brother bid farewell to me?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Um."

"Is the matter that the second brother wants to do done?" Wei Ruo asked again.

"It's not completely done yet, but it's already in the works."

"Second brother, take care of yourself." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Ruo neither retains nor regrets.

Maybe a little bit reluctant, but she and her second brother have their own lives and things to be busy with.

Just know that there is still such a concern in this world.

"You too, take good care of yourself and don't tire yourself out." Wei Jin also urged.

Then the two were silent for a while, looking at each other, there was concern and reluctance in their eyes, but neither of them said it out.

They seem to have a tacit understanding.

After a while, Wei Ruo said, "The scenery around the second brother is beautiful, please walk with me."

"Um."

Wei Jin also agreed, and then the two walked side by side, one left and one right, separated by a little distance.

The two went up the mountain road, while Lin Fang and Xiumei followed them far away.

With Wei Jin by Wei Ruo's side, Xiumei doesn't have to worry too much about Wei Ruo.

On the road, Wei Ruo saw herbs and couldn't help picking them. Wei Jin also took off his robe and made a temporary cloth pocket to hold the herbs she picked.

The freshly picked herbs were covered with mud, and the brocade fabric was stained, but no one felt distressed.

Walking to a cliff, Wei Ruo's gaze stayed on the cliff.

Wei Jin also followed Wei Ruo's gaze, and saw an unattractive green plant.

"Want?" Wei Jin also asked.

"Yes." Wei Ruo admitted generously.

Then Wei Jin also used lightness kung fu, borrowed strength from the protrusion on the cliff, easily climbed up, and plucked the grass.

Then he went back the same way, came to Wei Ruo's side, and handed it to Wei Ruo.

"Thank you!" Wei Ruo held the grass with a happy expression, with crooked eyebrows and a bright smile.

Wei Jin also looked a little crazy, and asked after a while: "What is this?"

Now that we are getting closer, we can see that the leaves of the grass are yellow on one side and green on the other, but there is nothing special about it other than that.

"Shi Wei. It is cold in nature and tastes bitter and sweet. It can be used to treat lung disease and fever, and it also has magical effects on some toilet problems." Wei Ruo replied.

Sure enough, it is herbal medicine.

Wei Ruo held Shi Wei, and when he was overjoyed, the soil under his feet loosened, his feet slipped, and his body lost his balance and fell over.

Wei Jin also quickly supported her, wrapped her arms around her waist, and pulled her back to his side.

After standing firmly again, Wei Ruo thanked Wei Jinyi: "Thank you, second brother."

"Don't be so edgy next time you go up the mountain." Wei Jin also said.

He is here today, if he is not here, what should he do if he gets lost?

Wei Ruoxiao: "It is because of you that I let down my vigilance. If you are not here, I will be careful."

Wei Jinyi was hit by something in the heart, and then quickly turned his back.

"It's getting late, it's time to go back."

"okay."

So the two went down the same path and returned to the forest where they first met.

The difference is that Wei Jin also lost his outer robe, and Wei Jin also got a large bag of herbs.

The two bid farewell, and then Wei Ruo went away in the carriage when he came, and Wei Jin also watched her leave from the same spot.

It wasn't until the carriage disappeared that Wei Jin looked away.

Then Ke Chongshan, Zhang Yi and other talents appeared.

"Let's start when Lin Fang finishes seeing Ruo'er off." Wei Jin also said.

"Yes, master." The two responded.

On the tenth day of April, twenty days have passed since Mrs. Wei Ruorang Tongzhi replaced the seedlings on the Zhuangzi.

People from the Xu family visited Xiaowei's Mansion again, this time it was not Mrs. Xu but Mrs. Tongzhi.

Mr. Yun received her, and seeing her happy face, Mr. Yun couldn't help smiling.

"Where's the eldest girl?" Mrs. Xu just sat down on her buttocks, and asked Yun's Wei Ruo's whereabouts.

"I'm in Tianqin Garden today, and I haven't reached home yet." Yun replied.

"That's right, I've already forgotten about it. It doesn't matter, I'll wait for her later. It's just that I'm bothering Madam Wei, I hope Madam doesn't mind." Madam Tongzhi said with a smile.

"I don't mind. Madam Tongzhi can come to my humble house. I'm too happy. I just don't know why Madam is looking for my son?" Yun asked.

"It's not an important matter, but when we went to the farm together, did the eldest girl see some problems with the seedlings on my farm and in the fields of nearby farmers?"

"Well, Ruo'er said she read it from ancient books, and I don't know what miscellaneous books she usually reads." Yun said.

Chapter 238 Praise from Madam Tongzhi

"The book that the eldest girl read is very useful. I asked the mother in the village to buy a new batch of rice seeds according to what the eldest girl said, and re-raise seedlings to make up for it. However, the nearby farmers did not listen to what the eldest girl told me. Now I The seedlings on the village are fine and green, but the farmers are in a panic, and the seedlings are falling down, turning yellow, and dying in patches, and the seedlings are almost impossible to grow!"

It took a lot of effort to change the seedlings, but the seedlings and the hope of this year were preserved, which is really worth it!

After listening to Mrs. Tongzhi's description, Yun's face first showed a surprised expression, and then a deep smile.

She was worried that something would go wrong in this matter, and she would cause trouble for Mrs. Tong Zhi, but she didn't expect Ruoer to have such a skill.

Seeing Mrs. Tongzhi's happy face, Yun's mood also improved.

Mrs. Tongzhi continued: "I also heard that many villages near Fucheng have suffered seedlings recently. They didn't listen to the eldest girl's advice to raise seedlings again. Now the seedlings are growing, turning yellow, withering and falling down. It's already mid-April, and I'm afraid it's too late to raise seedlings again."

The rice seeds planted in the Taizhou prefecture area are sown and raised earlier. The seeds are sown before the Ching Ming Festival, the seedlings are raised for 40 days, and the rice transplanting begins in late March of the lunar calendar.

Now it's mid-April, so there's still time to sow seeds and go through a 40-day seedling raising period?

Wen Yanyun was also surprised, because this year the eldest daughter helped purchase the rice seeds for their family, and now the rice seedlings in the field are growing well without any problems, so they don't know that such a thing will happen again.

So Yun asked, "Is the situation very bad?"

Tongzhi Furen said: "Those who didn't listen to the persuasion must have suffered. However, some people listened to the persuasion and planted new seedlings in advance. Now that there are problems with the old seedlings, there is still time to replace them."

Hearing these words, Mrs. Yun remembered the village she passed by when she went to Xu's farm that day. It seemed that her daughter had disputes with those farmers because of this matter.

In this way, those farmers who are angry with their daughters are now suffering.

Thinking about this, Yun doesn't sympathize with those farmers at all, her daughter refused to listen to her good words to persuade them, and now she can't blame anyone for her misfortune.

"So the eldest girl really helped me a lot!" Mrs. Tong Zhi once again praised Wei Ruo.

Hearing these words, Yun's heart was full of joy, and he hurriedly said modestly: "Ruo'er also made a mistake, and she is lucky to be able to help."

Wei Ruo came back from Tianqin Garden, just entered the gate, and was about to look back at the Meiyuan, when he was stopped by Cuiping, who was sent by the Yun family to wait for Wei Ruo.

Cuiping told Wei Ruo that Mrs. Tongzhi was here and asked to see her by name, and asked her to go to Cangyun Garden immediately.

Wei Ruo didn't say anything, and followed Cuiping to Cangyun Garden.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Mrs. Tong Zhi standing up to welcome her.

"Big girl." Mrs. Tongzhi called Wei Ruo with a gentle and kind face.

"Hello Madam Xu." Wei Ruo saluted slightly.

"Big girls don't need to be polite."

Madam Tongzhi took Wei Ruo's hand and sat down beside her.

"The eldest girl just came back from school, so she must be tired. Would it be too tiring for you to come and accompany me?" Madam Tongzhi asked.

"It's okay, I'm not tired." Wei Ruo said, "I don't know why Madam is looking for me? Is it for the loquat paste?"

"The loquat paste is also one of the reasons. I dare not forget what my old lady told me. But there is another more important purpose of my trip, which is to thank the eldest girl for asking me to prepare new seedlings last month. matter." Tong Zhifu said.

Wei Ruo is not surprised by Mrs. Tongzhi's two purposes. The loquat cream I gave Mrs. Xu last time was almost finished, and the matter of rice seedlings has recently been fermented.

"Ma'am, don't worry, I just mentioned it, and I didn't do anything to worry about." Wei Ruo said.

"You can't say that. The big girl's mention is something that many people can't do. No one else can see the problem of the rice seedlings so quickly. Only the big girl has this ability. There will be people who will find the problem later, but everyone Later than the big girl, not as sharp-eyed as the big girl. The sooner this kind of thing is discovered, the better, it may be fatal within three to five days, not to mention that there are still many people who have been dying until the seedlings have died in these few days I just found out, and I really regret it."

Mrs. Tongzhi expressed emotion, and looked at Wei Ruo in the same way that a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law more and more pleasing to the eye.

Wei Ruo could only smile and said, "It's good if we can catch up. It's just the beginning of the new year. If this incident delays the farming work for the next year, it won't be good for anyone."

"That's the reason! Everyone was worried about the bad year and the lack of food harvest last year. It's just the beginning of the new year. After such a toss, everyone's heart is going to die." Mrs. Tongzhi agreed very much.

Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Tong Zhi said: "I heard the princess say that the eldest girl is very knowledgeable about farming. At that time, I just heard it. Now I have seen it with my own eyes. I know that what Madam Yuan said is true. The eldest girl is really knowledgeable." Talented."

Wei Ruo was a little embarrassed by Mrs. Tongzhi's excessive enthusiasm.

"It's Mrs. Yuan's absurd praise. I only know superficially." Wei Ruo didn't dare to say how proficient he was.

Madam Tongzhi and Wei Ruo were talking eagerly, but Yun Shi was left aside.

But Mrs. Tongzhi and Wei Ruo couldn't get in on what Mrs. Tongzhi and Wei Ruo said, so they could only sit awkwardly aside and laugh together.

After talking with Mrs. Tongzhi for a while, Mrs. Tongzhi reluctantly left. Before leaving, she gave Wei Ruo some gifts, which were two brocade boxes, but Wei Ruo didn't open them on the spot.

As a gift in return, Wei Ruo gave her four jars of loquat paste and some orange peel tea.

This citrus peel tea is made by taking the dried citrus peels, salting them, and adding a few Chinese herbs. It can be used as tea to clear away heat and sore throat, and relieve throat discomfort.

Madam Tongzhi wanted to pay Wei Ruo money. Wei Ruodao today's loquat cream is a gift after receiving a gift from Madam Tongzhi.

After bidding farewell to Mrs. Tongzhi, Yun said to Wei Ruo with a look of relief: "Ruoer, you have made meritorious service again, and just now you have handled the relationship with Mrs. Tongzhi very well."

Wei Ruo said calmly: "I'm a little tired today, so I'll go back to the house first."

Obviously Wei Ruo didn't want to say anything more to Yun.

Now Wei Ruo is more straightforward than when he first came to Xiaowei's Mansion, and his attitude towards Yun is more and more indifferent.

My family members are suffering from yang, and the high fever persists. I should not be able to escape, and I feel a little flustered during pregnancy.

The treasures also need to work hard, those who are not positive work hard to advance to the finals; those who are positive, let's cheer together.

Chapter 239 Brewery progress

After finishing speaking, Wei Ruo ignored Yun Shi and left as soon as he said it.

Mr. Yun had a lot to say to his eldest daughter, but all of them were blocked in his throat.

Yunshi was a little annoyed, but he didn't know how to express his anger.

For the eldest daughter, she now loves and hates it. To the outside world, the eldest daughter is smart and capable, and is praised by others, but only the family knows how much the eldest daughter does not regard her mother in the eyes.

She had no good way to deal with her when she was born unlucky, not only because of years of guilt, but also because the eldest daughter's wings are hardened, and there is always a way to threaten her and the Wei family.

Mr. Yun was angry, but thinking about the praise of the eldest daughter from the outside world, and thinking about the contributions the eldest daughter had made to the family, her anger disappeared again.

Hey, after all, I missed those thirteen years. If I had been raised under my knees since I was a child, I wouldn't be what I am today.

As soon as Wei Qingwan returned to the mansion, she heard about the school captain's mansion visited by Mrs. Tongzhi.

Wei Qingwan's complexion couldn't help but sink. Even though she already knew that Wei Ruo was attracted by Mrs. Tongzhi, her heart still couldn't help sinking when she heard that things were going well again.

In Taizhou Mansion, apart from the Yuan family, the Xu family has the highest background and status, and Xu Fengyuan is the eldest son and grandson of the Xu family. If this marriage is successful, it will definitely be their Wei family.

From this point of view, Wei Qingruo's future is bright. On the other hand, her future is bleak and uncertain.

She is in a very worrying situation now. If Wei Qing doesn't talk about everything, there are people who are against her everywhere. Xu Yaojun failed to harm her last time, and I don't know what ideas will come out later.

She didn't know what she did wrong, why she always had to bear these things, obviously she didn't take the initiative to provoke them, they just wanted to push her into an embarrassing situation.

Wei Qingwan sat in front of the dressing table in a daze. After a while, she took out a jade pendant the size of a copper coin from the dressing box.

This is what fell from the young master who rescued her in the peach forest that day, because someone came into the forest to find her, and the young master left in a hurry in order not to be seen by others. She found that it was too late to return the dropped jade pendant to the young master, so she had to put it away first to avoid being seen by others.

Judging from the texture of the jade pendant, the son of that day had a good background and was able to help, which shows that he was of good character.

I don't know if she and him will have a chance to meet again...

Drunk Xianju.

Fan Chengxu flipped through the account books of the last month, and a smile could not help but appear on the corner of his mouth.

Since cooperating with Xu Heyou, Zuixianju's business has become better than before, and its monthly profit has increased by almost 10%.

Don't underestimate this 10%. Originally, Zuixianju was the No. 1 restaurant in Taizhou Prefecture. It would be good if it could keep its original profit. It would be very difficult to improve it. not easy.

"This Xu Heyou is really interesting. If he was born so early, I might have nothing to do with him." Fan Chengxu smiled.

"Young master, don't worry, this young master Xu has some skills, but he can't compare with you, young master." Shopkeeper Shen hurriedly said.

"It's hard to say," Fan Chengxu was confident but not conceited, and he didn't dare to say too much about some things.

Shopkeeper Shen smiled and said yes.

"I heard that Xu Heyou was going around trying to persuade people to re-raise seedlings a while ago?" Fan Chengxu asked.

"Yes, he visited the farmland everywhere, and when he saw problems, he persuaded the owner to raise seedlings again, but not many people listened to his advice. But recently, a large number of seedlings died of illness, which verified Mr. Xu's previous statement, and many of them did not listen to Mr. Xu's persuasion. Everyone regretted it, but those who listened to Mr. Xu's words are now grateful to Mr. Xu and regard Mr. Xu as a great benefactor." Shopkeeper Shen replied.

"It's interesting." Fan Chengxu commented, and then asked, "Are there any bad seedlings on my farm?"

Fan Chengxu has taken root in Taizhou Prefecture for several years, and he has bought some properties.

"My son has some problems in Zhuangzi in Taizhou Prefecture, but you can rest assured that the proportion of rice seedlings is not large, and it will not have a big impact on this year's grain production."

"The next time someone from Xu Heyou comes to deliver something, send a message saying that I have something to talk to him about." Fan Chengxu said.

"Yes." Shopkeeper Shen wrote it down immediately.

Wei Ruo's brewery was finally completed.

The raw materials for brewing wine are grains and potatoes. The grains are mainly sorghum, rice, glutinous rice, corn, and wheat. Except for corn, which does not exist at present, the others are relatively common grains, and rice, glutinous rice, and wheat Weiruo One's own Zhuangzi has property.

The potatoes are mainly sweet potatoes and cassava, and there is no shortage of sweet potato Weiruo.

There is no shortage of supplementary materials such as rice husk, rice bran, and sorghum husk required for fermentation.

Wei Ruo, the mother of distiller's koji, which is the key to fermentation, had already arranged for people to look for it as early as the beginning of preparations for the brewery.

The brewing process of baijiu is mainly divided into seven steps: raw material crushing, batching, cooking and gelatinization, cooling, mixing unstrained spirits, cellar fermentation, and wine steaming.

Relatively speaking, this is Wei Ruo's most complicated workshop so far. If such a workshop wants high output, it needs more manpower than previous workshops.

However, Wei Ruo does not plan to increase production at this stage, but only plans to make small boutiques.

Originally, Wei Ruo didn't plan to make wine on a large scale because she felt that in this era when food was not affluent, increasing food production and feeding more talents was the first task to bear the brunt.

Using grain to make wine is an act of compromising grain. One kilogram of grain can fill the stomach, but the wine brewed from one kilogram of grain cannot feed people.

But baijiu can be sold at a high price and can be exchanged for more resources. It can play the same role as Sibaozhai. This is worthwhile for Wei Ruo at the current stage and will help increase the speed of Wei Ruo's expansion.

Because the winemaking process is relatively delicate, and some techniques need to be kept secret, Wei Ruo is also very careful in the selection of workers in the winery.

The job of initial selection was handed over to Guanshi Yu. Wei Ruo believed in Guanshi Yu, and Guanshi Yu had more contact with everyone in Zhuangzi and had a deeper understanding.

Boss Yu was very concerned about this, and carefully selected for several days before submitting the list, a total of ten people.

Today Wei Ruolai met with these ten people in the brewery, conducted some simple inquiries, and conducted some tests on them, and finally selected six of them.

Then Wei Ruo handed over the "Training Guide" he had written long ago to Manager Yu.

"Please tell Manager Yu to train them according to the above." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay, boss, please rest assured, I will train them strictly according to the requirements of the boss, so that they can work for the boss as soon as possible." Manager Yu solemnly promised Wei Ruo.

Chapter 240 Let the villagers of Stone Village contract the sandy land

Wei Ruo came out of the brewery and passed by Shitou Village. The passing villagers greeted Wei Ruo warmly.

"Master Xu!"

"Xu Enren!"

"Benefactor, come to my house and drink some water!"

Wei Ruo responded to everyone's enthusiasm with a smile, but declined everyone's invitation.

Shi Dayou came out of the house with a **** on his back, and when he saw Wei Ruo, he smiled all over his face: "Mr. Xu! You are here! Is there anything I can help with at the brewery?"

Every time he sees Wei Ruo, Shi Dayou always asks this question.

Wei Ruodao: "Thank you for the kindness of the village chief, there is nothing to do now."

"Young Master Xu, don't always call me the village chief. I'm embarrassed to call you. Just call me Dayou." Shi Dayou said.

"Okay, Brother Dayou." Wei Ruo then asked Shi Dayou, "Brother Dayou, how are the sales of the bamboo fungus on the mountain recently?"

Shi Dayou smiled and replied: "Thanks to Mr. Xu, this bamboo fungus was transported to the market in the city and sold very well. The money exchanged was exchanged for rice, noodles and meat. I distributed it to the villagers. Everyone was very happy. Thank you for telling everyone about this lucrative business."

"Divided? Didn't everyone pick it up and sell it in the market?" Wei Ruo asked.

Shi Dayou explained: "No, there are not many bamboo fungus on the mountain. If everyone rushes up to pick them, they will be picked all at once, and this thing will not be fresh for a long time, but there are not many people buying this thing. If everyone sells it at a low price, the price will not be high, and it is not good for us to cultivate the land if you fight for me to pick it up."

Shi Dayou went on to say: "So after discussing, we decided to send a few women from the village to pick this. The picked ones are collectively owned by everyone, and the money sold to pay the picking women's wages is considered everyone's. Just keep busy with the things in the field."

Listening to Shi Dayou's answer, Wei Ruo couldn't help showing appreciation. This Shi Dayou is indeed a good village chief with a long-term vision.

Looking at the enthusiastic Shi Dayou in front of him, Wei Ruo suddenly had an idea in his heart.

"Brother Dayou, have you considered leading the villagers to do some other livelihood?" Wei Ruo asked.

Wei Ruo has already figured out in the past two days that the per capita arable land area of the villagers in Stone Village is not much, and there is a surplus of labor in the village for farming, and Wei Ruo just has a place where labor is needed.

"Other jobs?" Shi Dayou looked at Wei Ruo in surprise.

"It's still a matter of planting crops. I have seen that there are still a lot of wasteland in places that are far away from my brewery. They belong to your village next door. I just bought them a few days ago and plan to use them to grow some crops. I need manpower , I plan to find someone to contract it." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Ruo, the sandy land near Fucheng, had been interested in it early in the morning, but it was only put off because of the many things last winter, and it was only put on the agenda now.

The silver taels used for this land purchase were the medical expenses that Zhu Zongyu paid her last time.

Wei Ruo now has a lot of people in the village, and she doesn't want to continue to hire long-term workers. Choosing to contract to others can save a lot of work.

Shi Dayou looked surprised: "But Mr. Xu's wasteland can't be planted. Not only is the terrain bad, but there are also a lot of sand and gravel, so no crops can grow at all."

As long as crops can grow, the people next door will not leave it empty, and will not easily sell it to outsiders.

Who doesn't want to have more and more variety? Farmers are not afraid of suffering, but they are afraid of having no land to grow.

Wei Ruodao: "Sandy land can also grow crops."

"Really?" Shi Dayou looked at Wei Ruo in disbelief.

"Well, yes. I think you should have heard of the crop of sweet potato recently." Wei Ruo said.

"I have heard and tasted it. It is said that it is cold-resistant and has a high yield. Many people in Taizhou have already started to grow this crop."

"Actually, mountainous areas are not the best places to grow sweet potatoes. Instead, sandy land is more suitable for planting. Sandy land has good air permeability and is more suitable for tuber growth, and mature tubers will be sweeter." Wei Ruo explained.

"Sweet potatoes are really so good?" Shi Dayou couldn't help being shocked.

"Yes, I don't have to lie to you."

"Our village also has some sandy land, can it also be used to grow sweet potatoes?" Shi Dayou asked.

Although there is not much sandy wasteland in Shitou Village, it is possible to grow a little bit. Who would think there is too much food!

"Yes." Wei Ruo's answer is naturally yes.

"What kind of seeds do you use for sweet potatoes?" Shi Dayou asked again.

"You don't need seeds, you can use vines for cuttings. When I bring the vines over, I'll share some with you," Wei Ruo said.

"Why is this so embarrassing? Mr. Xu, you have helped us so much!" Shi Dayou was very embarrassed.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. If you want to calculate the money, you can just deduct it from your wages at that time. Anyway, you won't ask for much money." Wei Ruo said.

Listening to Wei Ruo's words, Shi Dayou felt excited in his heart, wishing he could follow Wei Ruo to reclaim wasteland immediately.

"Then what does Mr. Xu need us to do?"

Fortunately, Shi Dayou still has reason. He knows that there is no rush, so he has to take it step by step. The first thing is to ask clearly what Mr. Xu wants them to do, so as not to make mistakes.

"I produce the land, the seedlings, and finally half of the output on the land." Wei Ruo said.

"Half of the output? What if the output is very low?" Shi Dayou asked.

Generally, the landlord's requirements for the tenants will be clear about how many catties, regardless of the age or harvest, the tenants must pay rent to the landlord according to this amount.

The past two years have not been good, and many tenants have not produced enough grain to pay the rent. As a result, they owe a lot of money to the landlord's family, and even become refugees and homeless.

"It doesn't matter what the output is." Wei Ruo said.

Only taking a commission without a fixed rent is a big disadvantage for the landlord. In case the tenants below steal and play tricks and conceal the output value, the interests of the landlord will be damaged. Most people don't want to do this of.

But Wei Ruo is willing to implement such a method on the villagers of Stone Village led by Shi Dayou, this is out of trust in Shi Dayou and others, and of course it can be regarded as a test.

If they choose to steal and cheat, then Wei Ruo will not cooperate with them in the future.

Dayou Shi looked at Wei Ruo's firm expression and said, "Young Master Xu, we will do our best to help you grow sweet potatoes!"

Wei Ruo nodded: "How to arrange the manpower in the future, you need Brother Dayou to arrange it."

Wei Ruo will not intervene in the internal arrangements of Stone Village.

Wei Ruo felt that judging from Shi Dayou's arrangements for picking bamboo fungus, it would not be a problem to arrange manpower to contract her sandy land.

"Okay, Mr. Xu, don't worry, I will never disappoint your trust in us!" Shi Dayou made a serious promise to Wei Ruo.