A Blessed Daughter

by Usui Takumii

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

18. 281 to 300

Chapter 281 Taking over the Picking Fence Farm

Lu Yuhong's going to Anzhou Academy to study is not just as simple as it seems on the surface, he also has a task - to help Chu Lan find the Ninth Prince.

Because according to the previous clues, if the Ninth Prince is alive, he should be in the Jiangnan area.

"The reversal of Xu Guogong's case cannot be a coincidence. There must be someone behind it, but it is not clear who did it." Chu Lan asserted.

Originally, the emperor never forgot about the late Empress Xu. Once Xu Guogong's case was overturned, if the Ninth Prince was still alive, the result could be imagined. The situation in the court would inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes.

"Hey, I don't understand these things anyway, I'll help you find them if you ask me to, and I don't care about the rest." Lu Yuhong waved his hands, and he didn't want to think about such brain-intensive things at all.

"Yes." Chu Lan naturally knew that Lu Yuhong would not listen to these things.

It was precisely because he didn't care about these things that he was willing to tell him.

In his position, it's hard to have someone close and trustworthy by his side...

Thinking of this, a figure suddenly appeared in Chu Lan's mind.

In the afternoon of that day, he sat with him in the yard of the farm basking in the sun, drinking the secret tea that he only had there.

Thinking about this, Chu Lan exchanged for the servant of the tea house: "Do you have winter melon tea here?"

The attendant shook his head blankly, not knowing what winter melon tea is.

Chu Lan was a little disappointed: "Back down."

Lu Yuhong cheered up: "Winter melon tea? What is that? Is it delicious?"

Lu Yuhong's interest in food is far higher than his interest in court disputes.

"It's delicious, but you can't drink it elsewhere." Chu Lan said.

"Then where can we drink it? Let's drink it!" Lu Yuhong was full of curiosity about the things he hadn't tasted.

"Wait for the opportunity, that place is not something you can go if you want." Chu Lan said.

"Is there a place in Taizhou that the Seventh Prince wants to go but can't?" Lu Yuhong asked suspiciously.

"Yes. Yes." After speaking, Chu Lan moved his gaze out of the window to East Lake, thoughtfully.

It is not difficult to enter that place, but it is difficult to be invited in in a popular way.

The government office is in full swing, and Wei Ruo himself is not idle.

That day, Wei Ruo, Zhuang Zi of Fei Tongpan, who had his fancy, asked Xu Zhushan to come forward and buy it.

Fei Tongpan is an elegant man, and he named his village Caili Farm.

Wei Ruo thought the name was good, so he didn't change it. By the way, he also gave his original Zhuangzi a matching name: Younan Farm.

Mrs. Yuan, the Zhuangzi, also had a name before giving it to her, and it was called Yuanjia Farm, so the plaque was removed when it was handed over to Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo was also lazy, and did not give him a new name after taking over.

This time, thanks to the second Zhuangzi, he got a decent name.

In this way, Wei Ruo has a total of three farms in Taizhou Prefecture, Xiaoyangshan Farm in Xingshan County, and Younan Farm covering an area of 2,000 mu (Mrs. , and the fence-picking farm of a thousand acres of land just purchased.

90% of the Xiaoyangshan Farm grows sweet potatoes. The harvest of sweet potatoes all over the mountain was very impressive last year. As long as the harvest is normal this year, it will not be a problem to fill several warehouses with sweet potatoes, and it can also produce a lot of additional sweet potato products.

The original 1,000-mu fertilized field of Younan Farm was rectified and fertilized after harvesting the wheat this year. The 1,000-mu field purchased later was relatively barren. Wei Ruo spent a period of time to improve the topdressing, and now it can be planted. Eighty percent of the two thousand mu of land is now planted with rice, and the remaining 20 percent is waiting for Wei Ruo's taro planting.

Wei Ruo already has a general understanding of the situation of the newly purchased Lili Farm. The soil is not fertile enough, and many seedlings have froze to death this year. Wei Ruo needs to make adjustments and arrangements.

In addition, Wei Ruo has a sandy field in Baima Village, which is next to Shitou Village, and now it is contracted to people from Shitou Village to help her grow sandy sweet potatoes.

Wei Ruo's current land property is already much more than that of Xiaowei's mansion. If Yun's family knows that her daughter has so much land property outside, I don't know if her jaw will drop.

Wei Qingwan always felt that Wei Ruo was going to compete with her for favor. If she knew that Wei Ruo didn't need the favor of the Wei family at all, she didn't know how she would feel.

After Wei Ruo took over Caili Farm, he first met the person in charge of the farm.

If Wei had come here as Xu Heyou, and the owner of the farm was Xu Zhushan, the people in the village would take it for granted that she was their young owner.

Wei Ruo checked Zhuangzi's account books, and indeed there were a lot of problems, but Wei Ruo knew about them before, so there was no surprise.

The farm is full of tenants. According to the original regulations, the tenants have to pay a rent of one hundred catties per mu per year.

When the harvest is good in previous years, one mu can produce three to four hundred catties of rice a year, and the rent is one hundred, and the rest is enough to feed and clothe the tenants for a year.

However, since the year before last, the harvest has dropped sharply. Last year, the yield per mu was less than 200 catties. Even though Fei Tongpanjia waived some rent for everyone, the problem could not be completely solved.

This year, there was a wave of cold wave, and most of the seedlings were frozen to death by Ben Zai, which caused the farm to be gloomy.

After reading the account books and inspecting the situation, Wei Ruo directly ordered to go down: "I understand the situation, you go down and let the tenants shovel all the seedlings in the village."

Hearing this, the manager of Caili Farm's eyes widened, wondering if there was something wrong with his ears.

Manager Zhao of Caili Farm is much younger than Manager Yu. He looks about 30 years old. He is in his prime with a big beard.

"Young master, this is not allowed! This is absolutely not allowed! The remaining seedlings are the only hope left for the farmers this year! They are all uprooted, and everyone has no life! They are all going to starve to death!" Manager Zhao hurriedly dissuaded road.

"According to what I said, if you don't let everyone have enough to eat this year, I will pay out of my own pocket and send two hundred catties of rice and two hundred catties of noodles to each household." Promise of.

Guanshi Zhao was dumbfounded at this moment, and his eyes, which were not too big, were round and round.

The boss before them is already a very benevolent person, and they will give everyone rent free in the year when the harvest is in default, but they have never heard of a boss who wants to send food to the tenants, which is completely unheard of!

"Or do you think these leftover seedlings can allow farmers to grow enough grain for them to eat next year?" Wei Ruo asked.

Manager Zhao shook his head repeatedly.

"You can't just do what I said. My Younan Farm is not far from you. I don't know if you have heard of the wheat harvest in my farm before. If not, you can go there by yourself some other day. Look at the granary over there, how much wheat is in it."

Chapter 282 Successfully brewed liquor

Manager Zhao nodded woodenly: "I have heard it!"

The yield of wheat is one thousand catties per mu! It spread all over the neighborhood, and everyone ran to watch the excitement, and he followed suit, looking at the heavy wheat on the ears of wheat, his mouth was watering!

"Now I'm the owner of this fence-picking farm. I can only collect rent if you have a good harvest. Can I harm you?" Wei Ruo asked.

Manager Zhao shook his head again and again.

I feel that although this person has a fierce face, his reaction is really a bit naive.

"Then listen to my arrangement, follow my instructions, plant the remaining seedlings, and we will replant new rice seeds. Like the previous wheat, the yield is high, so we can survive."

Manager Zhao nodded.

Wei Ruo continued to order: "Okay, don't be dumbfounded, pass on what I just said to the farmers, and pass on the promise I just told you, if you really don't understand, just take it easy Explain, if you can't explain clearly, bring them together to see me."

After hearing what Wei Ruo said, Guanshi Zhao led the people down.

Xiumei who stayed behind smiled and said, "Miss, I have a hunch that after you finish picking up the hedge farm, the tenants of many nearby farms will have to wait for the stars and the moon for you to buy their land."

"I really think, if it's possible, I want to own a large piece of land in the east and north of Fucheng. I don't think I have too much land. After all of them are connected, I will merge them into a big village. It's also easy to manage."

"Miss, you really think so! I just said that casually!"

"I really think so. It's great to be a big landlord. You have money, food and shops, and you are free and at ease." Wei Ruo said.

Xiumei nodded, "Then I will count the silver and the granaries with the young lady from now on!"

The master and servant looked at each other and smiled.

After Wei Ruo's meaning was passed on, the tenants didn't really believe it at first, thinking that it was impossible to have an owner who would be so good and care about the life and death of the tenants.

But after hearing that their current young owner was also the owner of the wheat-harvesting farm they were familiar with, everyone believed it a little bit.

Because the owner is well-known and well-known far and wide, the long-term workers working in that village all live a good life, eat well and wear warm clothes.

Many people rushed to work in that village, but it was a pity that in addition to the original long-term workers, that house only accepted homeless refugees and beggars, and did not recruit additional long-term workers.

With Wei Ruo's promise, and the government office is doing the same thing now, it took a little time for the tenants to accept this arrangement, cooperate with eradicating the original seedlings, and re-plow the ground for irrigation.

Afterwards, Wei Ruo arranged late rice seeds and sweet potato vines for them.

Because for the tenants, a full stomach is the primary key, so the crops to be planted must also be rice and sweet potatoes that can fill the stomach.

And Wei Ruo also feels that in the future when the food production in other regions is uncertain and there may be a major famine, planting more high-calorie crops is the top priority.

The next day, Wei Ruo went to the brewery first, because after returning to Xiaowei's mansion last night, he received the news that the first jar of distilled wine from the brewery came out.

The color of the wine is as pure as water, with a strong aroma, and many people have tried it, and the taste is strong.

Now it is waiting for Wei Ruo to check and accept.

Before entering the winery, Wei Ruo could smell the strong aroma of wine through the wall.

The taste is very mellow, and it feels like it has basically disappeared.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw the smiling manager Yu and the guys from the brewery.

The boiler in the brewery is much hotter than other places, so the guys are wearing sleeveless linen vests and coarse shorts.

If Manager Yu hadn't set up the rules, these people would have been shirtless.

"Master!"

Everyone greeted Wei Ruo in unison, with excitement in their voices.

"Look, boss, this is the wine we brewed!"

Everyone made way for a large wine vat not far away, covered with a bamboo cone-shaped cover.

Wei Ruo walked over and lifted the cover, and the aroma of the wine suddenly became stronger.

"Master, don't worry, we've tasted it all to make sure it's all right!" A guy beside him said to Wei Ruo with a smile.

If it hadn't been verified, they wouldn't dare to taste it to the owner.

Now let the owner come to appraise, just to see if the taste of this wine is qualified.

Wei Ruo picked up the wooden spoon on the side, scooped up a spoonful and poured it into a large bowl.

First put it in front of your nose and sniff it, then taste it, savor it carefully, and feel the taste of different stages.

From the entrance to the roar, the hot burning sensation has been spreading from the mouth to the stomach.

Mellow and strong, it is exactly the taste of liquor that Wei Ruo needs.

Everyone looked at Wei Ruo nervously, waiting for Wei Ruo's answer.

"Very good! This wine is grown!" Wei Ruo announced.

Hearing this, everyone cheered and jumped up, laughing like a group of children.

Wei Ruo also smiled, and waited for everyone to calm down before continuing to tell everyone:

"Everyone is doing a good job, everyone has worked hard during this time."

Everyone quickly waved their hands and replied:

"It's not hard, it's not hard, it's not hard at all to help the boss."

"It is our blessing to be able to help the boss!"

"Yes, it is our blessing!"

Wei Ruo smiled and said: "Next we will start the official production in full swing. I hope everyone will keep their original intentions and make persistent efforts. Don't be lazy or slack off. Guarantee the quality of the liquor produced by our brewery and let us become bigger and stronger. "

"Okay!" Everyone responded in unison, their voices extremely loud.

"Everyone will take a rest today, and we will officially start tomorrow morning." Wei Ruo ordered.

Immediately afterwards, he told Guanshi Yu: "Boss Yu, arrange for the big guys to have a good meal tonight. Treat everyone well."

"Okay, no problem." Steward Yu was also beaming.

"And that wine, you can ask someone to fill a jar for me, I can use it."

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, before Guanshi Yu could speak, the guys in the brewery rushed to do it.

Boss Yu said with a smile: "Boss, why don't you name the brewery. Since we are going to make signature wine, we must have a famous name."

Wei Ruo thought for a moment and said, "Then call it Thyme."

"Okay, this name is good, and the wine is fragrant!" Yu Guanshi agreed, "Master, please mention a word, so I can find someone to make a plaque according to the name of the owner."

"Forget about my handwriting, you can find a squire to write it." Wei Ruo is still self-aware of his own words.

"That's fine too." Manager Yu agreed.

By the time Wei Ruo and Yu Guanshi finished talking, the several jars of wine had already been moved to the foot of the mountain by the guys and loaded onto their carriage.

Wei Ruo left the brewery under the welcome of everyone.

"Miss, where are we going now?" Xiumei asked Wei Ruo, driving the carriage ahead.

Chapter 283 Preparing Marketing

"Go to Zuixianju, the wine will be sold at a high price, so naturally I will go to the most expensive place to eat in the entire Taizhou Prefecture." Wei Ruo said.

"Okay!" Xiumei flicked her whip and accelerated her speed back to the city.

After finding a place to park the carriage outside Zuixianju, Wei Ruo led Xiumei into the gate of Zuixianju. Xiumei was holding a freshly filled jar of liquor in her hand.

As soon as the master and servant entered the door, they were recognized by the shop assistants.

In the eyes of the staff at Zuixianju, although Mr. Xu looks young, ordinary-looking, plainly dressed, and not tall, he is the guest of their boss Fan, so he should not be underestimated.

Therefore, no one in their store, from the shopkeeper to the buddy, dares to neglect.

"Mr. Xu, you are here. What are you here for today? Eat and drink tea or meet our boss?" Xiao Er greeted Wei Ruo with a smile on his face.

"Is your boss there?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Unfortunately, the boss is not in our Zuixianju today, and the shopkeeper has gone out today, and it may take another hour to come back." The clerk explained.

"It's okay if you're not here. I have a jar of wine here. I want your son to help me put it in your store and sell it." Wei Ruo explained why he came.

Hearing this, the man hesitated.

If ordinary people come into their store and say this, they will definitely be kicked out by him. How can they let Zuixianju help sell wine? Their Zuixianju store is full of wine!

But Xu Heyou is not an ordinary person, so his request will naturally be treated differently.

"Mr. Xu, I can't be the master of what you ask of me." After thinking for a while, the man replied to Wei Ruo.

"It's okay, I'll put this wine on your counter, and when shopkeeper Shen comes back, you told him, if you can sell it for me, you can sell it for me, if you can't sell it for me, you can save it for me, and wait for another day I'll come to pick it up again, what do you think?" Wei Ruo asked.

"No problem, then it must be no problem, Mr. Xu, don't worry, I will handle this matter well for you." The man agreed very enthusiastically.

Xiumei came forward and handed the wine jar to the buddy.

"It's ready." Xiumei reminded.

The man took the wine jar carefully, and promised: "Don't worry, I will keep my hands steady, and I won't spoil Mr. Xu's wine!"

The guys put Wei Ruo's wine under the counter, in a safe place, to make sure it wouldn't be damaged before the shopkeeper came back.

Immediately afterwards, he came back and asked Wei Ruo: "Since Mr. Xu is here, why don't you go upstairs to eat in the private room? Our shopkeeper told us that if Mr. Xu comes to eat, it will be free of charge."

At this moment, it was ten minutes at noon, and there were many guests eating in Zuixianju.

Wei Ruo glanced at the lobby, and then raised his eyes to the direction of the second floor. The number of guests in Zuixianju these days has been less than before.

Then Wei Ruo turned around and replied to the guy: "Thank you for your kindness, but I have other things to do today, so I won't be staying soon, just remember what I told you."

"Don't worry about Mr. Xu, the little one will never forget."

Wei Ruo nodded, and left with Xiumei.

After leaving Zuixianju, Wei Ruo went to Xu Ji Braised Food Shop not far away.

Chen Aqing was busy in the store, when she saw Wei Ruo, she excitedly put down her work and came up to him.

"Miss…"

Wei Ruo made a silent gesture with her.

At this moment, she is still wearing men's clothes. There are many people in this place, and it will be troublesome if people overhear her.

Chen Aqing quickly changed his words: "Why did you come here today, young master?"

"Come and have a look, and bring some wine." Wei Ruo replied.

Xiumei put a jar of wine on the counter in the store.

Following Wei Ruo, he explained to Chen Aqing: "This wine is stored here. When there are guests, you pour a glass and put it next to it. If anyone asks, you can invite them to taste it for free."

The price of lo-mei sold in the lo-mei shop is not cheap. If you can often come to the store to buy lo-mei, the conditions at home are probably not bad.

So Wei Ruo's promotion of wine here is the same as putting it in Zuixianju, both of which are aimed at specific target groups with consumption capacity.

"Don't you want money?" Chen Aqing asked puzzled.

"This jar doesn't require money, so it's a thank you to old customers. But each person can drink at most a small cup a day, and don't give more, and they don't have to buy it if they want to." Wei Ruo said.

Chen Aqing nodded first, and then showed a puzzled expression: "How do you make money if you don't sell it?"

Chen Aqing was recently taken by Wei Ruo, and his mind was full of money-making ideas.

"Of course money must be earned, but don't worry, first cast the net and then catch the fish." Wei Ruo explained with a smile.

Baijiu is not white rice, Wei Ruo does not sell the price according to the quantity.

If you want to sell at a high price, you have to create brand value, and you can't make people feel that you can get it everywhere, so naturally you can't sell the price up.

If you want to be able to tell stories and make gimmicks, it is best to add some scarcity to make everyone think that this is a good thing, but it is not easy to buy.

Chen Aqing nodded with a vague understanding: "Although I don't really understand what you mean, you must be right."

"Well, you can just do as I want. If someone asks you how the wine came from, you can say that an old gentleman owes you money for the stewed duck neck and pays it back." Wei Ruo said again Confession.

"Okay, I remember!" Chen Aqing nodded seriously.

After explaining the matter to Chen Aqing, Wei Ruo packed some braised pork belly in the store, including half a catty of pig ears, braised duck neck, and braised duck feet.

After finishing these, Wei Ruo and Xiumei went back to Xiaowei's Mansion.

Today is not a holiday, Wei Ruo, who was supposed to listen to Mr. Wang's lecture in Tianqin Garden, came back early in a grandiose manner.

Fuzhong Yun, Wei Qingwan and Wei Yilin were not there.

Wei Qingwan and Wei Yilin both went to class, while Yun went to her Zhuangzi in Fucheng. Because of the recent cold wave, she was not less worried, and went to Zhuangzi several times in person.

The only person at home is Wei Mingting who is still recuperating from his injuries. Although his injuries have healed a lot, it will take some time before he can take up the knife and go into battle.

Wei Mingting has a restless temperament. Although he can't wield knives and guns, he doesn't want to lie down and rest all the time, so he has been working in the front yard these days, and it is the same today.

Wei Ruo found the front yard with wine and braised meat, and after being notified, he came to Wei Mingting's study.

Before the writing desk, Wei Mingting was dressed in casual clothes, which was a little less majestic and a bit more elegant than usual.

"Is Ruo'er looking for a father?" Wei Mingting looked at Wei Ruo curiously. She rarely took the initiative to find herself, so Wei Mingting was very surprised and curious.

"I accidentally got a jar of good wine today, and I want to invite my father to taste it." Wei Ruo said.

Hearing that there was good wine, Wei Mingting became interested, got up from the desk and walked quickly to Wei Ruo.

Chapter 284 Still the daughter can control the old father

Wei Ruo reached out and undid the lid of the wine jar in Xiumei's arms.

As soon as it was uncovered, a strong smell of wine wafted out, instantly permeating the entire study room.

Wei Mingting, who had been drinking countless times, immediately smelled that it was good wine.

Wei Mingting was a little dumbfounded: "Ruo'er, you are going to die hard as a father. If this wine is left on weekdays, my father will definitely drink it to his heart's content, but now my father's injury has not recovered."

"Well, you can't drink alcohol before your injury heals." Wei Ruo agreed.

"Then why did you bring such fine wine?" Wei Mingting asked.

Wei Ruo explained unhurriedly: "If father is willing to take a good rest, his body will recover soon, and then he will be able to drink freely. If he is not willing to take a good rest, his body that can recover in two months will be delayed to three or five months." month, the day when father can drink will also be delayed."

Hearing this, Wei Mingting was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly: "Ruoer, your way of persuading my father not to work too hard is too..."

It's a little bit special.

Madam persuaded him to let him rest more earnestly. It would be better to switch to his daughter, and put a jar of wine directly in front of him, so that he could smell it too much to drink.

"I didn't advise my father, but just told him a fact."

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo took out the lo mei wrapped in oil paper, and opened a bag of braised duck necks in front of Wei Mingting.

The tan duck neck is shiny with crystal oil, and the fragrance is equally attractive.

"I also brought some appetizers for my father, including braised duck neck and braised duck feet, and a pack of braised pig ears."

Wei Mingting didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he didn't let him drink the wine, and he had to bring a bunch of appetizers.

"Ruo'er, are you testing your willpower as a father?"

"Father's willpower has always been extraordinary. Even if the sword is pierced to the bone, he still can't make him afraid. How can mere wine and food shake him?" Wei Ruo said.

Wei Mingting was speechless.

Looking at Wei Ruo, there was no superfluous expression on her small face, neither tenderness nor concern.

Similarly, what she said was not earnest or persuasive, but Wei Mingting felt that his daughter cared about him.

Wei Mingting couldn't help laughing: "My father is busy here today, and I will go back to the dining hall in the backyard with you. How about you accompany my father to have dinner?"

Wei Mingting stayed in the study today and hasn't had lunch yet, and no one has reminded him since his wife wasn't there, and he is a master who forgets the time when he gets busy.

"Okay." Wei Ruo agreed.

Then Wei Mingting sent someone to tell the kitchen to prepare the dishes, and he and Wei Ruo walked back to the dining room in the backyard unhurriedly.

After sitting down, Wei Ruo placed all the lo mei brought on the table, and then asked Xiumei to listen to the winter melon tea from Songyuan, which was not finished after it was made last time.

Under Wei Mingting's gaze, Wei Ruo brewed a big bowl for Wei Mingting.

"What is this?" Wei Mingting asked.

"This drink is called winter melon tea. Although my father can't drink alcohol, he can drink some drinks to match these lo mei." Wei Ruo explained.

Eating food without drinking alcohol can also drink beverages.

"Okay." Wei Mingting tasted the wax gourd tea brewed by Wei Ruo with curiosity.

The taste is sweet and delicious. Although it is not comparable to wine, drinking it also has a special flavor.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Mingting tasted the stewed meat that Wei Ruo brought back. He had tasted the stewed pig ears before, and it was the first time for the stewed duck neck and duck feet.

The taste of duck products is different from that of pig ears, but the taste is also amazing to him.

Paired with fresh winter melon tea, Wei Mingting tasted it with relish.

By the time the servants brought out the lunch dishes prepared by the kitchen, Wei Mingting was already seven or eight percent full.

After lunch, Wei Ruo said to Wei Mingting: "I will keep the jar of wine for my father, and I will send it to my father after he fully recovers."

"That's a good deal, Ruo'ermo gave it to someone else." Wei Mingting laughed.

He has two sons, Wei Yichen and Wei Yilin, and an adopted daughter, Wei Qingwan, under his knees, but when he gets along with other children, he is more serious and majestic most of the time.

I don't know why, but the eldest daughter who hasn't been together for a long time makes him smile more, and the two get along more easily and happily.

"No, I promise you." Wei Ruo replied.

When Yun came back in the afternoon, she was a little surprised to find her husband recuperating obediently in the backyard.

Later, I heard from the servants that the eldest daughter specially persuaded him, and said that after the persuasion, the master not only ate his meal on time, but also stopped going to the front yard.

Yun asked about how to persuade him, but the servants didn't know.

Mr. Yun is still very happy. Her husband's health has always been a matter of concern to her, but she has been unable to persuade him. Now that the eldest daughter's persuasion is useful, it is naturally the best.

May 15th, rest day.

The government government has been promoting late rice seeds and sweet potatoes for a few days, and the work of purchasing fertilizer and compost is also in progress, but the cloud that hangs over Taizhou has not dissipated.

Anzhou College recommends that students go to the fields to observe the people's conditions during their breaks. Only when they understand the most important things at the moment can they know how to answer questions and how to be a court official in the future.

Wei Yichen and Xu Fengyuan, who were close friends on weekdays, took advantage of this holiday to inspect the fields, and Lu Yuhong was among them.

Several people talked about it along the way, talking about their views on the suffering of the people and the lack of food.

At ten o'clock at noon, Xu Fengyuan hosted and invited everyone to Zuixianju for lunch.

I asked for a private room, and a group of eight people just sat full.

Xu Fengyuan ordered a table of Zuixianju's signature dishes, and ordered a jug of good wine.

The shop waiter served a jug of wine for everyone, and Xu Fengyuan filled it up for everyone, but was quickly surprised by the color and aroma of the wine.

The wine has a rich aroma, but it is as clear as water, without any turbidity, and it is as clear as a spring.

This seems to be white wine.

The crowd asked Lu Yuhong who drank the most baijiu during the banquet: "Young master Lu, you have a lot of experience, do you think this wine is baijiu?"

Lu Yuhong only glanced lightly and said, "This color is undoubtedly white wine, but I don't know how it tastes."

It was really liquor.

Baijiu is rare, and there are very few distilleries that can brew pure baijiu. Even if there are, they are gathered in the capital area.

Taizhou government occasionally has baijiu, which is also brought from other places. There is no such brewery in the local area.

Now seeing such high-quality baijiu in this Zuixianju really surprised everyone.

With doubts and curiosity, everyone tasted it one after another.

Compared to the more common rice wine, baijiu has a strong and strong taste. People who try it for the first time may feel a little uncomfortable, but after tasting it carefully, they can feel the beauty of it.

"It's better to be famous than to meet each other. This is the first time I have drunk this baijiu. The taste is really different."

"This wine is a bit strong at the beginning, but the hot feeling goes down, warming the spleen and stomach all the way, flowing like a stream, stretching like a mountain range, it is really a good wine."

Everyone gave good comments one after another.

Chapter 285 Unforgettable Baijiu

Wei Yichen also tasted it, and felt that the wine has a strong aroma and is a good product among wines.

Even Lu Yuhong, who had a lot of baijiu, couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This baijiu is not inferior to the ones I drank in the capital. The owner of this Zuixianju really has some skills."

Lu Yuhong is well-informed, and even he said that this baijiu is good, so he must be right.

Seeing that everyone loves this wine so much, Xu Fengyuan hurriedly exchanged it for the shop assistant.

"Give us a few more jugs of this liquor, we want to have a good drink."

The clerk said with apologetic face, "I'm sorry Mr. Xu, there is only this last pot of wine left, there is no more, not even a glass."

"What's the matter? Why is there only this pot of such fine wine?" Xu Fengyuan asked.

Lu Yuhong was also a little dissatisfied and said: "Your Mr. Fan is so outrageous. If you have good wine, don't hide it. Why are you so stingy? Are you afraid we won't be able to pay for the wine?"

The guy quickly explained: "No, that's not the case. This wine was sold by someone else in our Zuixianju. There is only one jar in total. The first ones were sold a few days ago. This last jar was specially prepared by my son." I kept it, today I saw Mr. Xu and Mr. Lu and others came, so I let the little one out for a few young masters to taste, and others said it was not there."

The man's explanation extinguished Lu Yuhong's anger.

"Your Master Fan is still on the road."

Lu Yuhong accepted this statement, but he was dissatisfied that there was only so much wine left. There were eight of them, and each of them couldn't drink two glasses. How could they enjoy themselves?

Xu Fengyuan asked the clerk: "Then do you know who the wine seller is? Where can I buy this wine again?"

The buddy hurriedly said: "I don't know about this little one, I have to ask my young master."

Because their shopkeepers have explained earlier that if anyone asks what seasonings are used in the dishes in the store, they will say that they don't know, and they must never mention Mr. Xu to outsiders.

Because this is their way to make money in Zuixianju, if everyone knows about it, it will affect their business in Zuixianju.

So this time he said the same thing about Baijiu, just in case someone went around their Zuixianju to find Mr. Xu.

"My son did this, he hooked out some of our wine worms, but he didn't give us a good time, it's really annoying." Lu Yuhong said angrily.

The buddy could only apologize with a smile: "Young Master Lu, calm down, if my young master finds this wine again, he will definitely not forget you, Young Master Lu."

Xu Fengyuan didn't continue to embarrass the buddy, and said: "You go down first, and we will serve us another two jugs of other good wine."

"Okay, Mr. Xu, don't worry, I'll bring you the best wine sold in our store!"

The buddy left the room after answering.

After a while, two pots of good Nurhong were delivered to several people in the private room.

This is the 30-year-old daughter red wine, which is the best-selling wine in Zuixianju.

However, after a few people drank the white wine just now, and then tasted the Nurhong in front of them, they felt somewhat lacking in taste.

Lu Yuhong couldn't help but said: "When I find out where this wine comes from, I'll let the water transport transport a few jars back to the capital."

As we all know, the old man of the Lu family is a wedding party. Lu Yuhong's desire to transport wine back to the capital must be for the old man of the Lu family, and it is also a high recognition of the baijiu just now.

Hearing this, the people present were all taken up with it, thinking that they would also help find the source of the wine when they turned around, and it would be a favor to give it to Lu Yuhong at that time.

People like the old man of the Lu family, not to mention their small Taizhou capital, even in the capital, there are not many people who don't want to have a relationship with him.

To be appreciated by Mr. Lu is like stepping into the gate of the court.

The wine was gone, and several people were drinking Nurhong and talking about inspecting the situation of the people.

Some people think that this year's harvest will be better than last year's, and some people think that this year's harvest will be worse than last year's. But both agree that this year's harvest will definitely not catch up with previous years, so this winter will be more difficult than previous years.

Then everyone put forward their own suggestions and opinions on how to avoid the famine.

As everyone, Wei Yichen, who was most praised by his husband, fell silent at the moment.

He couldn't help thinking of Sister Ruo'er. Although Sister Ruo'er didn't match the general lady style, she could actually help the people increase food production.

To a certain extent, she understands the sufferings of the people better than these talented scholars, and also knows how to truly benefit the people.

After seven days, Wei Ruo finally stepped into the gate of Zuixianju.

As soon as he entered the door, shopkeeper Shen greeted him.

"Master Xu, you are here!"

Shopkeeper Shen spoke excitedly, with excitement in his expression, trotting towards Wei Ruo while talking.

Because her footsteps were too hasty, she almost bumped into Wei Ruo directly.

Fortunately, Xiumei has quick eyes and quick hands. While blocking Wei Ruo, she also helped shopkeeper Shen stabilize her body.

Xiumei smiled and said: "Shopkeeper Shen, take it easy, my young master is welcome, but you have to pay attention to safety!"

Shopkeeper Shen smiled embarrassedly: "I'm sorry Mr. Xu, I've been looking forward to the stars and the moon for several days, and sent someone to Younan Farm to deliver a letter, but the people in the village said that you have been waiting for you for a few days. I'm busy with other things, so I haven't been back to Zhuangzi."

Xu Heyou's whereabouts are more erratic than their son's. Shopkeeper Shen is anxious to see him, but there is no other good way except to deliver a letter to Wei Ruo's village.

If Xu Heyou doesn't show up, he can only wait.

"I went to other places by boat these few days, and I just came back yesterday." Wei Ruo excused.

In fact, these days, I have been running around the Xiaowei Mansion and Tianqin Garden. When I have free time, I will go to the prefect's mansion to give advice to Mrs. Yuan.

"I know Mr. Xu is a busy person. Fortunately, Mr. Xu is here today." Shopkeeper Shen excitedly told Wei Ruo about the situation of the jar of liquor, "Mr. Xu's jar of liquor has already been sold for you. Everyone's comments are very good! My son wants to discuss this matter with Mr. Xu!"

Wei Ruo: "Where is your son now?"

Shopkeeper Shen: "It's upstairs in the private room, the old place."

Wei Ruo: "Take me to see him."

Shopkeeper Shen: "Okay, okay, Mr. Xu, please."

Shopkeeper Shen led Wei Ruo and Xiumei up to the second floor, which was still the private room in the "Heting" at the end of the corridor.

Shopkeeper Shen opened the door for Wei Ruo, Fan Chengxu who was inside looked up, seeing Wei Ruo amused and annoyed.

"Brother Heyou, you made me wait."

"Why did Boss Fan say that? I don't remember that you and I had an appointment before." Wei Ruo replied with a smile, and sat down on the opposite seat gracefully.

The two are already very familiar with each other, and Wei Ruo is no longer polite to Fan Chengxu.

Chapter 286 Game

"It's true that you didn't make an appointment with me, but you brought me a jar of liquor." Fan Chengxu said.

"Just now I heard from Shopkeeper Shen that Boss Fan has already sold the wine for me. Thank you very much. I wonder how much Boss Fan wants to charge me?" Wei Ruo said.

"Brother Heyou, you are being unkind." Fan Chengxu said with the corner of his mouth hooked.

He has been in business for so many years, and this is the first time he has encountered an "opponent" like Xu Heyou.

Wei Ruo smiled slightly: "Why did Boss Fan say that, why am I being unkind?"

"You put this wine here and let me help you sell it, but you didn't tell me how much it should be sold for. It can be seen that your original intention is not just to sell this jar of wine." Fan Chengxu said firmly.

That day when Fan Chengxu went to Zuixianju, when the waiter brought him the wine, he noticed the problem.

If there was only this jar of wine, Xu Heyou wouldn't specially bring it to the restaurant for him to sell.

Since Xu Heyou asked him to help sell, he must want to take a long-term view.

Although he has multiple cooperations with Xu Heyou, he will think twice about Xu Heyou's caution.

The first glass of that jar of wine was drunk by himself. He wanted to see what kind of wine Xu Heyou wanted him to help sell.

Originally, he sneered at Xu Heyou's use of his Zuixianju as his propaganda tool, and didn't want to help him sell the wine.

But after drinking, Fan Chengxu changed his mind.

Not only does he want to sell this wine, but he also has to help Xu He sell it well, and do his best to help him sell it.

Wei Ruo had a faint smile on his lips, and his eyes were bright and clear: "What does Boss Fan think of my wine?"

"Your wine is naturally good. Recently, many people in Taizhou have taken a fancy to this wine, including the son of the Lu family in the capital and the son of the prefect Xu's family."

"That's good, Boss Fan has taken care of it." Wei Ruo said.

Having talked about this point, Wei Ruo still didn't tell her purpose of asking Fan Chengxu to help sell that jar of wine.

It was the first time in these years that Fan Chengxu was so passive when discussing business with people.

He has identity, background, brains and contacts, so in the years he came to Taizhou to do business, he was almost always in a position to beg for cooperation with him.

This made Fan Chengxu feel helpless and depressed, but at the same time he was happy and excited to meet his opponent.

After all, it was Fan Chengxu who couldn't help but make it clear: "Brother Heyou, you and I know each other so well, so don't try to fool me anymore. Where did you get this wine from? How much is there?"

"Brew in my own brewery, I can have as much as I want in the future." Wei Ruo didn't play tricks with Fan Chengxu anymore.

"Really?" Fan Chengxu's eyes lit up.

The two have worked together for such a long time, some of Wei Ruo's things did surprise Fan Chengxu, but only this time, Fan Chengxu showed an obvious gaffe.

It was only for a moment, Fan Chengxu quickly recovered his expression, shaking the folding fan in his hand, with an unpredictable look.

"Boss Fan actually guessed it, didn't he?" Wei Ruo said.

"I did speculate on this aspect, but I was still a little surprised. After all, the technology of brewing baijiu was only met in the two wineries in the capital, and it has always been a secret, and outsiders don't know about it."

"Then the first one in Taizhou is my family's brewery." Wei Ruo said.

"According to what I know, your wine is better than those two in the capital." Fan Chengxu said.

"I have never tasted liquor in the capital, so I cannot answer this question." Wei Ruo replied.

As he spoke, Wei Ruo picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip, still looking leisurely.

She knows very well that she is the one who takes the initiative in this game, so she doesn't have to be in a hurry, and she doesn't have to be in a hurry to make a condition.

Especially in the face of an old mall fox like Fan Chengxu, she has to calm down.

Fan Chengxu saw Wei Ruo's every movement and every expression in his eyes, he was angry at his behavior, but also admired his calmness.

If he had this baijiu in his hand today, he must have such a posture, and he would never take the initiative to let the opponent see through his cards.

And he knew Xu Heyou's intentions, but he still had nothing to do with him; he knew what he was, but he still had to follow him.

After all, this time, he is the passive one.

After thinking for a moment, Fan Chengxu said to Wei Ruo: "Brother Heyou, I sold this jar of wine for you for fifty taels of silver. The people who sold it were all famous people in Taizhou Prefecture. Some of them were rich and some had power. They are all distinguished guests of my Zuixianju."

Fan Chengxu was able to arrange this way, it can be said that he did his best. It is small to earn this fifty taels of silver, and the more important thing is that he helped Wei Ruo achieve a very high publicity effect.

"Thank you, Boss Fan." Wei Ruo said.

"Looking at the entire Taizhou Prefecture, there are so many dignitaries patronizing restaurants like Zuixianju, and I am the only restaurant in Zuixianju. It is difficult for restaurants elsewhere to have so many dignitaries, and it is also difficult for so many guests to afford to drink. Liquor."

"That's true." Wei Ruo agreed, with a calm expression, and didn't say much.

Fan Chengxu knew that Xu Heyou knew everything, he understood what he was expressing and what he wanted, but Xu Heyou didn't say anything, and had to wait for him to speak.

What a Xu Heyou! Clever, cunning, and capable, he really made him love and hate!

Fan Chengxu said: "Brother Heyou, the previous cooperation between you and me was quite pleasant, and your five-spice powder and oyster sauce are also sold very well in my Zuixianju. If you continue to sell this liquor at my place, trust us It will still be a pleasure to work together."

Fan Chengxu finally expressed his long-planned intention.

He wants to win the exclusive supply of baijiu produced by Xu Heyou Distillery, just like the previous cooperation with five-spice powder and oyster sauce.

Wei Ruodao: "Of course, Zuixianju is the largest restaurant in Taizhou Prefecture, so I am naturally willing to cooperate with Boss Fan in selling wine. It's just that I won't just sell this wine to Boss Fan."

Fan Chengxu folded his fan, his face turned serious, and his gaze became a little bit more piercing.

"Xu Heyou, do you know what will happen if you offend me in this state capital? Do you really think that you can cooperate with other people if you don't cooperate with me?"

Fan Chengxu's voice was much colder, his eyes were sharp, and the kindness before was completely gone.

Fan Chengxu had already expected Wei Ruo's answer, so he wasn't really angry.

But he had to make Xu Heyou realize the seriousness of the matter, and he couldn't let Xu Heyou lead him by the nose.

Fan Chengxu's change made Shopkeeper Shen, who was standing next to him, startled. He looked at Wei Ruo nervously, and couldn't help but worry.

Standing behind Wei Ruo, Xiumei clenched her fists, her palms were sweating, and her vigilance was immediately raised to the highest level.

Chapter 287 Satisfied with such a partner

Wei Ruo, who was watched coldly by Fan Chengxu, reacted as usual, the expression on his face remained unchanged, and the teacup in his hand was slowly put down.

"Boss Fan, we are all businessmen, and businessmen pay attention to harmony and wealth, don't you think so?" Wei Ruo said slowly.

"Harmony makes money, Mr. Xu has no sincerity, why talk about harmony making money?" Fan Chengxu asked.

Wei Ruo unhurriedly analyzed with Fan Chengxu: "If Boss Fan really wants to cut off my financial resources in Taizhou, I can't do anything about it, but Boss Fan, think about it clearly, whether this deal is worth it or not."

Wei Ruo continued: "All the cooperation between us so far can bring benefits to each other. Whether it's five-spice powdered oyster sauce or black tea, you and I are both profitable, even if this liquor is not exclusively for you. You will not earn less money."

"If this cooperation is cut off today, Boss Fan will naturally suffer losses. Cooperation is a gain, anger is a loss. Why does Boss Fan make us both lose?"

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, he calmly refilled his empty teacup.

The leisurely and indifferent appearance completely compares Fan Chengxu.

Fan Chengxu did not respond immediately, but stared at Wei Ruo for a while.

Others could not guess his inner thoughts from his expression at the moment, and Xiumei was still nervous. If this Fan Chengxu was unreasonable and did something to the young lady, she had to react quickly to ensure the safety of the young lady.

After a while, the chill on Fan Chengxu's face receded, replaced by his usual smile.

"That's right, I'm a businessman, so there's no reason for me to hurt both sides with Brother Heyou. What's more, I also like to cooperate with Brother Heyou, and I am very optimistic about our future. If I stop now, I'm afraid I will regret it in the future ."

Fan Chengxu still admitted defeat first, but he didn't feel unhappy, on the contrary, he was a little faintly happy.

Immediately afterwards, Fan Chengxu asked Wei Ruo: "Then how does Brother Heyou plan to sell this baijiu?"

"In Taizhou Mansion, I only sell baijiu in your restaurant, Zuixianju, but it's just a restaurant, and I can sell it in other shops." Wei Ruo said his request.

Compared with the agreement that five-spice powder and oyster sauce will only be supplied to Zuixianju and her own shop in Taizhou, Wei Ruo, the baijiu, will have other sales channels. It is possible to sell it to individuals or other shops, but other The restaurant is no longer for sale.

Although there is only one shortfall, Wei Ruoneng actually has a much higher degree of freedom and is hardly restricted by Fan Chengxu.

"Okay, I accept." Fan Chengxu was quite satisfied with Wei Ruo's proposal, at least he was the only one in the restaurant.

"In addition, my daily supply of this wine is limited, one jar a day." Wei Ruo replied.

"Only one jar? Isn't that too little?" Shopkeeper Shen blurted out.

In their huge Zuixianju, how can a jar of wine be enough to sell?

Wei Ruodao: "I only produce so much wine, and I can't produce any more."

Shopkeeper Shen said: "Then why don't you recruit more people, Mr. Xu doesn't have to worry about selling this wine, if you can only sell one jar a day, that would be too bad!"

Wei Ruo replied with a slight smile: "I won't produce more, and I only sell so much every day."

"But…"

Shopkeeper Shen wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Fan Chengxu.

"Since Mr. Xu has said so, then we will sell at most one jar a day from now on." Fan Chengxu had a smile on his lips, and his eyes showed his agreement with Wei Ruo's words.

"As for the price of this jar of wine, I'll sell Boss Fan for 48 taels. How much Boss Fan can sell depends on Boss Fan's ability." Wei Ruo said.

Fan Chengxu helped Wei Ruo sell the first jar of wine for fifty taels of silver. If the subsequent wines were all sold at this price, Fan Chengxu could earn two taels of silver for each jar of wine.

Hearing this price, shopkeeper Shen was shocked again. Isn't this price too high?

In this way, Zui Xianju will have no profit on this baijiu!

Shopkeeper Shen didn't dare to say any more at this moment, but looked at Fan Chengxu cautiously.

Contrary to shopkeeper Shen's expectation, Fan Chengxu showed no signs of getting angry this time, but instead readily agreed to Wei Ruo's conditions.

"Okay, forty-eight taels is an altar, and one altar is provided every day."

"Then it's a deal." Wei Ruo said.

"Last question, what is the name of Mr. Xu's wine?"

"Thyme."

"Thyme? Indeed, this wine has a mellow aroma, just like its name." Fan Chengxu admitted, "I see, starting tomorrow, I'm looking forward to Mr. Xu's thyme."

Wei Ruo raised his teacup: "I will offer Boss Fan a cup of tea instead of wine, and wish Boss Fan a prosperous business and a prosperous future."

Fan Chengxu lightly smiled and picked up the wine glass and clinked glasses with Wei Ruo: "I hope that next time I clink glasses with Brother Heyou, I won't be drunk forever."

"There is a chance." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Ruo and Fan Chengxu talked for a while about the previous black tea business and the composting progress in the tea garden.

An hour later, Wei Ruo left Zuixianju.

After Wei Ruo left, shopkeeper Shen asked Fan Chengxu puzzledly: "My lord, Mr. Xu sold you a jar of wine for forty-eight taels of silver, and Zuixianju hardly made much money. Why did you agree?"

"Do you think Xu Heyou only sells me liquor?"

"What is that?" Shopkeeper Shen still didn't understand.

"As long as his thyme is good enough, then he will only sell this restaurant to me, and the guests will come to my drunken fairy house for his wine, and in this way, it will bring more customers to my drunken fairy house."

On the surface, Zuixianju only earns two taels of silver for a jar of wine, but in fact, through Thyme Zuixianju, you can earn more traffic and other consumption.

Shopkeeper Shen suddenly realized: "It turns out that this is the case. The young master is far-sighted, and it is because the subordinates have shallow vision."

"You are indeed superficial, Xu Heyou can see it much more clearly than you." Fan Chengxu smiled lightly.

"Master, it seems that not only is he not angry, but also a little happy?" Shopkeeper Shen was even more puzzled.

Minming, in the negotiation with Mr. Xu today, Mr. Xu was at a disadvantage and made concessions. Why does Mr. Xu seem quite happy?

"This Taizhou capital is too boring for me. It's rare to meet a smart and capable business partner. Why am I not happy?"

Fan Chengxu had a smile in his eyes, and the frequency of shaking his fan was obviously lighter than usual.

Zuixianju's thyme is finally back in stock, and the diners who have been caught up in the past few days come here one after another, wanting to taste the delicious food again.

However, I was told again that this wine is only sold for one jar per day, and each person can buy up to two jugs per day.

This is depressing.

Depressed but depressed, I had to come to Zuixianju early to make an appointment, so as not to be unable to drink these two pots.

The few people who originally wanted to buy wine as a gift to Lu's family couldn't help being discouraged after hearing the news, at least they couldn't buy wine from Zuixianju to give away.

Chapter 288 Drunken Crab and Raw Pickled

If you still insist on giving this wine, you can only inquire elsewhere. If there are other channels to get it, it's okay to say, if not, you can only give up this idea completely.

After this inquiry, they really let them inquire about a place, that is Xu Ji Braised Meat Shop not far from Zuixianju.

There are also thyme sellers here, but just like Zuixianju, only one pot is sold here every day, and each person can only buy one pot at a time. If there are too many, the price is the same as Zuixianju. , ten taels of silver for a pot.

It's not difficult to buy it once and try it out, it just takes some time, but it's a bit difficult to buy several jars to give away.

Wei Yichen was in the college, and when he heard the people around him talk about this matter, although he didn't feel the same way about giving gifts, he was also fascinated by the way of it.

On May 18th, Xu Fengyuan, who was in Anzhou College, received a letter from his family saying that his grandfather had fallen at home and was bedridden.

Xu Fengyuan immediately asked the college for leave to go back home. Because the college stipulated that students must be accompanied by others when they go out on non-holidays, Wei Yichen accompanied him.

Fortunately, Mrs. Xu's body is still strong. The fall broke his leg and he needs to rest in bed. His life is not in danger.

After confirming that Mrs. Xu was fine, Wei Yichen thought of going home by the way.

After Wei Yichen and Xu Fengyuan explained, Xu Fengyuan agreed very much, because Wei Yichen's father is still recovering from his injuries and is still recuperating at home. As the eldest son, Wei Yichen should visit him frequently.

So the two made an appointment to split up today and meet at the gate of the city tomorrow morning to go back to the academy.

After returning home, Wei Yichen first visited Wei Mingting and Yun Shi, and reported to them the recent things in the college and their academic situation.

Then he was concerned about his father's injury and the recent situation in Taizhou.

Finally, Wei Yichen asked about the situation of his younger siblings.

"How are sister Ruoer and sister Wanwan doing these days?"

"Both of them are very good. They go to Tianqin Garden and Tongzhifu to attend classes every day. Your eldest sister will occasionally be invited by Mrs. Yuan to visit the Zhifu's residence." Wei Mingting replied.

"Is Madam Yuan inviting Sister Ruoer to the house as a guest just as a guest? Or do you have other matters to discuss with Sister Ruoer?" Wei Yichen asked.

"Father didn't ask in detail. If you care about Ruo'er, you can ask yourself. She just happened to be at home today because her husband was on leave." Wei Mingting said.

This is a reminder, Wei Mingting knows that because of the slap last time, the relationship between the siblings has become very rigid.

"I see."

Wei Yichen also had the same intention. Yu Sheng left in a hurry after the tea house last time. He only had time to send his followers to deliver the old wild ginseng to Sister Ruoer's house, but he didn't have time to say anything.

Wei Yichen came to the gate of Tingsongyuan, and just approached the gate when he heard laughter coming from inside.

"Miss, the crab is hanging on your sleeve! Hahaha..."

"The smelly plum is still laughing, catch it quickly."

"Miss, don't move, I can't catch it if you move."

"Hurry up, I don't want to be caught by it. This pliers can hold me and get me a piece of meat!"

"Okay, okay, put it back in the bamboo basket, Miss, how do you want it to die? I will avenge you!"

"Half of these crabs are used to make drunk crabs with wine, and the other half are made to be marinated raw. Then we will see which one tastes better! As for the one that was hung on my body, it was fried with green onion and **** for a while, and it suffered from the fire. !"

"Okay! No problem! I'll get the wine here."

Wei Ruo is still very busy these days, so he didn't go to Tianqin Garden to report for several days. Fortunately, Mrs. Yuan and Mr. Wang Caiwei helped her cover up, so even if she didn't go to class, she didn't have to worry about being discovered by her family.

It is rare to have time today, so I worked with Xiumei in the yard to deal with the fresh seafood given to her by the folks in Shitou Village, which were caught in the sea after the Japanese pirates subsided in recent days.

Although it is not a good season to eat crabs, no one can predict when the Japanese pirates will come to invade, so they can eat and eat.

In a while, Wei Ruo plans to study with Xiumei to make some taro products.

It just so happened that a lot of taro has been produced in the space in the past few days. In addition to saving seeds, Wei Ruo also used some of it to make some taro system for tasting.

After Wei Yichen stood at the gate of the courtyard for a while, he finally decided to knock on the door.

After a while, Wei Ruo came over and opened the door.

Seeing Wei Yichen, Wei Ruo was expressionless: "Is there something wrong?"

"It's nothing important, I'm going home today, I'll come and see you... have you been... are you okay?"

"everything is fine."

"That's good." Wei Yichen said.

After speaking, the two were silent for a while, looking at each other speechlessly.

At this time, Xiumei came back with the wine, holding a basin filled with crabs in one hand, and pouring water into the basin with the flagon in the other.

This action, a maid with weaker hands can't do it, it has to be Xiumei, a practicing family.

Xiumei walked and said to Wei Ruo: "Miss, is this wine enough to cover the crabs?"

Because she was concentrating on the work at hand, Xiumei didn't notice Wei Yichen standing at the door.

When he got closer and found that it was Wei Yichen, he hurriedly said hello, "I have seen the young master."

It's just that the things in my hands have no place to put them for a while, and I hold them awkwardly.

Wei Yichen smelled the strong and somewhat familiar aroma of wine, and seeing that what Xiumei poured into the basin was a transparent liquid, he couldn't help but think of thyme, which has been hotly discussed these days.

If it's really thyme that needs to be ordered in advance and lined up to buy recently, sister Ruo'er uses it to soak crabs, wouldn't that be a bit extravagant?

Wei Yichen was puzzled, but swallowed the question that came to his lips, and asked instead: "Are you preparing to eat?"

"Well, I got some seafood." Wei Ruo replied.

"Is it drunk crab and raw pickled?"

"Um."

"The locals in Taizhou seem to like this method very much. They have eaten at banquets a few times before. In recent years, due to the relationship between Japanese pirates, fewer people went to sea, and everyone ate less."

"Um."

"Our family from the north is not used to eating, so we don't have these things at home. If sister Ruoer likes it, let the kitchen prepare some for you next time."

"Um."

Then the two were silent for a while.

After a while, Wei Yichen said: "You are busy, I will go back to my room first, and I will talk to you in detail during dinner."

"En." Wei Ruo finally responded, and then closed the courtyard door.

Then Wei Ruo and Xiumei listened to the movement outside, and the footsteps gradually faded away.

After confirming that the person had gone far away, Xiumei whispered: "Miss, the young master doesn't suspect anything, does he?"

"Do you suspect crabs or wine? Don't worry, I have a lot of money, and I can afford even the expensive things that are currently on sale. When asked, I said I bought it myself. There is nothing to make him suspicious."

Chapter 289 I also asked my mother to help me refuse

"That's right, everyone in the house knows that Miss is rich." Xiumei nodded.

Although they don't know how rich their lady is.

"Let's continue to make our drunken seafood and raw marinated seafood. Your lady has been craving this for a long time."

Wei Ruo's attention immediately returned to the food.

"Well, I'm going to adjust the marinated sauce, and then chop some onion, **** and garlic."

The master and servant continued to work on their work.

Early the next morning, after Wei Yichen and Xu Fengyuan met, Xu Fengyuan looked a little strange, as if he had something to say to Wei Yichen but hesitated to speak.

"Brother Xu, you might as well speak up if you have something to say." Wei Yichen took the initiative.

Xu Fengyuan thought for a while and then said: "Brother Wei, my grandfather talked to me yesterday and said he wanted to see me get married earlier."

Once Mr. Xu fell, he began to worry about his grandson's marriage.

He was afraid that his old bones would not wait to see his granddaughter-in-law enter the door.

Although everyone advised the old man not to think too much, he will live a long life, but the old man's idea of seeing his eldest grandson get married has already moved.

Wei Yichen looked at Xu Fengyuan, he had mentioned last time that his mother Mrs. Xu liked his eldest sister, so although Xu Fengyuan didn't explain it, Wei Yichen already felt his interest.

"Then I can only congratulate Brother Xu in advance." Wei Yichen said.

"Brother Wei, you know that my mother prefers your eldest sister."

"Yeah." Wei Yichen did know, but he talked to his mother about this matter last time, and he couldn't say anything more if he really wanted the consent of both parents.

"I don't know what impression Miss Wei has of me." When asking, Xu Fengyuan's face was a little more shy, and he seemed a little embarrassed.

"I don't know very well." Wei Yichen only got that Sister Ruo'er didn't talk to him very much recently, let alone talk to him about her impression of Brother Xu.

"Brother Wei, if you have something to say, just say it, don't hide it from me." Xu Fengyuan was a little worried when he heard the words, fearing that he would give a bad impression to the eldest daughter of the Wei family, so Brother Wei didn't want to say more.

"Brother Xu, I've been in the academy these days, and I rarely go home. I spend very little time with my eldest sister. I really don't know."

"That's right." Xu Fengyuan reacted, and then laughed, "It's because I didn't think too much."

After Wei Ruo came back from Tianqin Garden, he was called by Cuiping to Cangyun Garden.

"Miss, Madam has something to talk to you about today."

Cuiping's face was full of joy, while Wei Ruo showed suspicion.

If Cuiping had a dignified face, she wouldn't be too worried, but Cuiping's behavior made her feel uncertain.

Entering the main house of Cangyun Garden, Mrs. Yun was waiting for her, her face flushed and beaming.

Wei Ruo's heart sank again. It wasn't that she didn't like Yun Shi, but that if Yun Shi's happiness today was related to her, it might not be a good thing for her.

"Ruo'er, come and sit next to your mother." Yun waved at Wei Ruo, signaling her to come to his side.

Wei Ruo hesitated for a while, and then chose to sit down at a seat closer to the table.

"Mother came to me in such a hurry, but there is something urgent?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Don't worry, there's nothing wrong." Yun's voice said softly, "Madam Tongzhi came to visit me today and told me something."

Hearing this, Wei Ruo had a rough idea in his mind.

"Actually, Mrs. Tongzhi has hinted at me about this matter before, but I didn't mention it officially at that time, so I can't tell you. Today, Mrs. Tongzhi officially mentioned it to me, so I won't keep it from you. You You should have met the eldest son of the Xu family, right?"

"Mother, can you help me reject Mrs. Tongzhi?" Wei Ruo didn't write any ink, and expressed his attitude directly without waiting for Yun's step-by-step explanation of his intentions.

Wearing that, the joy on Yun's face immediately dissipated, and his face darkened again and again.

After being silent for a while, Yun suppressed the anger that was almost rising: "Ruoer, you know that the Xu family is a famous family in Taizhou Prefecture. Don't look at Xu Tongzhi's current official rank is similar to your father, but the actual difference is quite a lot."

Afraid that Wei Ruo didn't know clearly, Yun explained in detail: "Firstly, the status of civil servants in our dynasty is higher than that of military officials; secondly, Xu's family is a Zanying family, and now there are four officials in the court, among them the relatives of Xu Tongzhi's mother and compatriots. My younger brother is currently working in Beijing, so he has the opportunity to meet the Holy Majesty often."

"Don't think that my Wei family has the hereditary earl position, but it has long since lost the right to speak in the court. Your father is the only one in the three generations who has achieved this position. Neither your two uncles nor your grandfather has the right to speak. As for Jianshu, it's hard to say whether this title can be kept, even if it can be kept, it will be inherited by your uncle and has nothing to do with your father."

"Furthermore, the eldest son of the Xu family, like your elder brother, was admitted as a scholar at a young age, and his performance in Anzhou College is also very top-notch. If he passes the exam this autumn, his future will be limitless."

"Ruo'er, the Xu family is willing to marry our family at this time. It is our family's blessing, and it is your blessing. If the Xu family's son is elected, my Wei family may not be able to climb even higher."

Mr. Yun really couldn't find a reason for her daughter's refusal of this marriage. No matter from which point of view, her daughter was overrated.

"Mother, I don't want to marry so early, and I don't think I'm suitable for marrying into the Xu family. Isn't mother afraid that they will know that I am not a qualified lady? Are you not afraid that they will know that I go out all the time and spend all my time in the Xu family? What you do is not to help manage the big and small affairs of the family, and to be in charge of the central government, but to go to the fields to cultivate?"

"Why do you have the nerve to say this? Since you know that your current behavior does not conform to the model of a lady, and it is not suitable for future marriages, you should not do this." Yun frowned and said.

"If this is the case, then I am not me. I am like this. Can I pretend for a lifetime if I can pretend for a while?" Wei Ruo asked rhetorically.

Yun's face was suddenly replaced by anger, and his chest heaved violently.

Wei Ruo guessed that Yunshi might get angry, but he still had no intention of compromising, and looked at Yunshi firmly.

Looking at each other, the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder, and the momentum of the two not giving in to anyone made Cuiping and Xiumei, who were waiting in the room, feel nervous.

After a while, I don't know what came to mind. Yun suppressed his anger and persuaded Wei Ruo, "Actually, you don't have to worry too much. Mrs. Tongzhi also knows a thing or two about your affairs. The matter of opening up wasteland in the south of Xingshan County is still there. You reminded Mrs. Tongzhi to replace the seedlings in time last time, which made Mrs. Tongzhi have a good impression of you, maybe the Xu family likes you like this."

"Did my mother want to facilitate this marriage because she felt that the Xu family could accept me who was not a lady, or did she agree because the Xu family was a famous family?" Wei Ruo asked.

Chapter 290 No one can convince anyone

"Is there any conflict between the two? The Xu family is a famous family. When you married in the past, you were the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xu family. What kind of status will you have in the future? Isn't this a good thing for you? My mother wants you to marry A good family, is there anything wrong?"

Yun felt a little exhausted: "I think about you, I want you to live well, why do you always think that mother is hurting you? You are a piece of meat that fell from mother, even if you didn't live together in the first thirteen years, Mother will not harm you!"

"Mother, marrying a wealthy family is not what I want. If my mother really thinks about me, please help me refuse this marriage. I just want to be an ordinary person and marry a farmer in the future. ." Wei Ruo replied.

"It's a bunch of nonsense!" Yun said angrily, "It's fine if you don't have a choice. Now that you have such a great opportunity in front of you, why do you still have such useless thoughts?"

Wei Ruo was silent, she didn't agree with Yun's opinion, but it was also difficult for her to make Yun agree with her.

Despite living in this world for more than ten years, the modern female thinking in her heart has not changed.

She still believes that her value should not be tied to marriage or to a certain person.

She is her, she has to live on her own.

It is difficult for Yun, who lives in this world, to understand these thoughts. In her eyes, the ultimate destination of a woman is to marry, to be a husband and to raise children.

Seeing Wei Ruo's silence, Yun's persuasion was earnest: "Ruo'er, you have lived in the countryside for more than ten years, lacked discipline, and read less books. At first, mother was worried about your marriage after you came back. Your father discussed that if you are not worthy of a high-ranking family, then your father and I will buy you more dowry, so that even if you marry a poor scholar, you will be safe for the rest of your life."

"But since there is a better choice, my mother will naturally plan for you. No matter how you look at it from the Xu family, it is a good marriage! You are still young and don't understand many things, but you believe in your mother. , as a woman's husband is all you can rely on and rely on."

Wei Ruo still didn't speak, because it was impossible for her to tell Yun's plan, even the nanny and Xiumei who had been by her side couldn't accept her plan.

Seeing that Wei Ruo no longer stubbornly talked back to him, Yun said: "Mother doesn't need you to give me an answer right away, you should go back and think about this matter first."

After finishing speaking, Yun's face looked exhausted, and he waved his hand, asking Cuiping to send Wei Ruo back.

The matter between Wei Ruo and Xu's family had already begun, but today's visit by Mrs. Tongzhi still made everyone in Wangmei Garden grit their silver teeth.

Nurse Li said angrily: "What does Mrs. Tongzhi think? What good can Wei Qingruo do? She is really blindfolded! She thinks she is a piece of jade in the rough!"

Cui He hurriedly persuaded her old lady: "Mother, stop talking, don't let people listen to it, and then punish you to go to Zhuangzi."

Hearing that the punishment was sent to Zhuangzi, Nanny Li's voice softened, but she still said unwillingly: "This Wei Qingruo is just pretending well, running around the fields all day long, and has been touched by so many vulgar men, how can he be a fool?" Got the eldest daughter-in-law of a wealthy family? The Xu family just didn't know about it, if they knew, how could they want her?"

Cui He said: "That's something that can't be helped. Everyone in the house is helping to hide it. It's related to the reputation of the Wei family. If the eldest lady's reputation is damaged, our second lady will not be able to please her. It's even more difficult for the second young lady to marry high."

The mother and daughter muttered for a while, and Wei Qingwan came back from Cangyun Garden.

Nurse Li rushed up to greet her: "Second Miss, is Mrs. Tong Zhi really going to marry us in the Wei Mansion?"

"I just heard from my mother, and it's true." Wei Qingwan looked calm, and there was no trace of displeasure or melancholy on her face.

"Second Miss, aren't you angry? How can the Eldest Miss be worthy of the Xu Family's Eldest Young Master with her character?" Li Momo asked.

"Whether you can match is something that the Xu family should consider. As a sister in the family, I should bless you." Wei Qingwan said.

Wei Qingwan's answer made Nanny Li confused. A few days ago, she felt that something was wrong with their young lady, but today's attitude made her completely sure that the young lady had something to hide from them.

"Miss, do you have something to hide from us?" Nanny Li asked cautiously.

"It's nothing." Wei Qingwan looked away, avoiding Nanny Li's probing eyes.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Qingwan didn't give Madam Li a chance to continue questioning, and chased people away: "If there is nothing else, you should step back first, I am going to rest."

Nanny Li and Cui He had no choice but to leave the room full of doubts.

Early the next morning, Wei Ruo, who was supposed to go to Tianqin Garden, went straight to Sibaozhai.

Wei Ruo walked through Sibaozhai's shop and went to the backyard to find the nanny. The nanny was keeping accounts. When she saw Wei Ruo, she quickly put down her work.

"Miss, why are you here?" Although surprised, the nanny's eyes were full of surprise.

"Every time I come to the nanny, I always ask, do you not welcome me?" Wei Ruo said intentionally.

"Nothing!" The nanny said hurriedly.

Xiumei laughed at the side: "How can the nanny not welcome the young lady, but she is afraid that the young lady will be tired from running back and forth."

"Xiumei still understands me." The nanny said with a smile.

"Nurse, I came to you today to ask you something."

"Miss, you ask."

"How did you find the person I wrote to you to ask you to help me find?"

Hearing that, the nanny's eyes dodged, and then she turned her face away, not daring to look directly at Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo's face darkened: "Nurse, have you not looked for it?"

"No...no...I..."

"Nurse, you never lie to me." Wei Ruo stared into the eyes of the nanny.

The nanny will do her best to help her deal with the things she told the nanny in the past, without delay or perfunctory.

Only this time, it has been a long time and there is no news.

Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, the nurse had no choice but to say frankly: "I'm sorry Miss, I really didn't bother to inquire about it. I really don't want Miss to just find someone to marry, and she is still a dying person. How could I do such a thing! "

Wei Ruo sighed: "Forget it, I will handle this matter myself."

Wei Ruo decided not to embarrass the nanny anymore, even if the nanny really helped her find her, and when she saw her become a widow, the nanny might feel that she had harmed her and would blame herself for the rest of her life.

Hearing this, the nanny said sadly: "Miss, have you really thought about it?"

Wei Ruo said firmly: "Nurse, I have indeed made up my mind. I know that my thoughts are shocking to many people, but I want to live the life I want, and this is a feasible way."

Chapter 291 Wei Yichen bumps into Wei Qingwan and a man

Hearing that the nanny didn't know what to say, she could only let out a long sigh.

Wei Ruo stepped forward, hugged the nanny gently, and patted her on the back: "Don't worry, nanny, I will take care of it, and I won't let myself be wronged."

Nurse nodded, her eyes were slightly red, but she didn't say anything more.

At this moment, besides being distressed, she still feels distressed. When she started breastfeeding this child, it was only a little big, and it was a small ball in her arms.

Over the years, she has watched her grow up little by little with her own eyes, and she has seen her slim.

As much as she wishes to see her happy, she feels sorry for her making such a choice.

After bidding farewell to the nanny, Wei Ruo left Sibaozhai.

Then Wei Ruo went to Tianqin Garden for class. During the lunch break, Wei Ruo found Mr. Wang.

"Mr. Wang, there is one thing I want to ask. Is there any man in your hometown who is of the right age to be married? There are a few acres of Susukida in the family, which have been cultivated and studied for generations. The family background is clean. It doesn't matter if the family is poor. It is necessary for someone who is sick and dying. .It would be even better if you have children under your knees."

Wang Caiwei heard Wei Ruo's description and looked suspicious: "What are you trying to do?"

Wei Ruo did not hide it, and directly expressed his intention.

After getting along with each other this year, they can be regarded as getting to know each other very well. Mr. Wang will understand and support Wei Ruo if there are many things that ordinary people cannot understand.

Including her skipping school to do farm work. Not only did Mr. Wang have no objection to this, but he also helped Wei Ruo cover up, so that she could do what she wanted to do without any worries.

That's why Wei Ruo dared to speak to Mr. Wang about it so bluntly today.

And one of the reasons why she asked Wang Caiwei was that she thought that since she wanted to marry, she might as well marry far away. Wang Caiwei's hometown is a good place to go.

After listening to what Wei Ruo said, Wang Caiwei didn't speak for a while.

Even though she is very talented, this is the first time she has heard that there is a woman looking for a marriage for herself to find someone who is about to die.

She herself is a widow who has lost her husband, and she knows how difficult this world is for widows. Even if one is talented and learned, it is still difficult.

Wang Caiwei carefully observed Wei Ruo's expression again, knowing that she was serious and not making fun of her.

"This idea of yours is very special, it must not be understood by your parents."

"Of course, that's why I asked my husband for help. I know that he is very knowledgeable and knows a lot of people. Maybe he can help me." Wei Ruo said.

"Does your second brother know that you have this idea?" Wang Caiwei asked.

"I never mentioned it to my second brother."

"I see, I've made a note of this matter, and I will inquire about it for you, but if I want to tell you the result after inquiring, I still need to ask your second brother." Wang Caiwei replied.

"Okay, thank you sir." Wei Ruo thought for a while, the second brother would know about this sooner or later, so it's okay to say it in advance.

Anzhou College is located on the mountainside outside Taizhou City, with winding steps extending from the foot of the mountain to the main entrance of the college.

There was nothing unusual in the two days after Wei Yichen and Xu Fengyuan returned to Anzhou College.

After school this day, Lu Yuhong came to find the two of them to go hunting in the back mountain.

"Let me tell you, you two, it's rare to leave get out of class early today, so hurry up and go hunting with me in the back mountain. I can't do anything these days, and I'm almost bored." Lu Yuhong was in high spirits.

Xu Fengyuan smiled and agreed: "No problem, Brother Lu will definitely accompany you if you invite me."

Then he turned around and asked Wei Yichen for his opinion: "Where is Brother Wei?"

"I can do it too." Wei Yichen naturally couldn't refuse, and he really should exercise his muscles and bones while riding and shooting.

While the teacher praised his essay, he also reminded him that he still needs to properly strengthen some martial arts exercises. Even if these are not tested in the autumn test, he should not be too weak.

"Okay, don't call people too much. It's just the three of us. There are too many people who turn around and it's too noisy. If the college master finds out, it's time to be punished again." Although Lu Yuhong was playful, he didn't want to be punished.

After speaking, Lu Yuhong dragged Xu Fengyuan and Wei Yichen, put on the hunting equipment, and rushed to the direction of the back mountain.

After arriving, Lu Yuhong proposed to split up and threatened to beat a big guy to open the eyes of Xu Fengyuan and Wei Yichen.

Xu Fengyuan patted Wei Yichen on the shoulder: "Brother Wei, be careful, call me if something happens."

Because Wei Yichen's performance in riding and shooting has never been good, he is the weakest among the three.

Wei Yichen nodded, indicating that he had no problem, and let Xu Fengyuan go hunting with peace of mind.

After the three of them split up, Wei Yichen began to look for prey along the forest path.

The students of Anzhou College will go hunting in the back mountain to practice their riding and shooting skills when they have free time, so there are many paths in the mountains and forests.

After searching for a while, Wei Yichen heard some rustling sounds, thinking they were small animals in the forest, so he looked for the sounds and approached slowly and carefully.

After walking over, Wei Yichen saw two figures ten steps away through the gaps between the leaves of the bushes.

At first, I thought it was other people from the academy who had also come to the back mountain to hunt, but after a closer look, I found that it was a man and a woman. There is no girl in Anzhou College, this girl must be from outside.

The woman was wearing a pleated skirt with light green flowers, her back was facing herself.

Wei Yichen frowned, and rationally told himself that he should go away and not meddle in other people's business, no matter who in the academy had a private meeting with a woman, he should not interfere.

It's just that the figure is so familiar for some reason, so he can't help but want to see the woman's face clearly.

Wei Yichen was not ashamed of his behavior of peeking, but his body still remained honest and did not move.

After stopping for a long time, Wei Yichen finally waited until the woman turned around.

In an instant, Wei Yichen's face changed suddenly, and he couldn't believe his eyes.

How could it be Wanwan?

This is impossible!

Wei Yichen couldn't believe his eyes, the person whose back he felt familiar turned out to be Wei Qingwan! He watched his sister grow up since he was a child!

Wei Yichen froze on the spot, as if hit by a thunderbolt, feeling like he was dreaming for a while.

How could the well-behaved and sensible sister Wanwan appear in the wild mountains and forests with a strange man? How could Wanwan do such a deviant thing? Impossible, absolutely impossible.

Besides, today is not a day to rest and take a bath. Wanwan is supposed to be attending classes at Tongzhifu. How could she appear at the back of Anzhou College?

By the time Wei Yichen came back to his senses, Wei Qingwan and the man in the distance had disappeared.

Wei Yichen walked in the forest for a while in a daze until Xu Fengyuan found him.

"Brother Wei?"

Xu Fengyuan called Wei Yichen, but Wei Yichen didn't seem to hear him.

"Brother Wei?" Xu Fengyuan called out again, and at the same time patted Wei Yichen on the shoulder.

Wei Yichen suddenly raised his head.

"Brother Wei, what's wrong with you?" Xu Fengyuan asked with concern.

Chapter 292 Wei Ruoyu Lu Yuhong

"No...it's nothing." Wei Yichen replied.

"Did you encounter any danger?" Xu Fengyuan felt that Wei Yichen was not telling the truth.

"No, I was thinking about a question just now, and I was a little lost in thought." Wei Yichen quickly explained.

"I see. Brother Wei really worked hard. No wonder Mr. always praises you. But now we are in the back mountain, it is not safe, we should pay attention to our surroundings and feet. If you have any problems, you can wait until you return to the academy and think about it slowly." ." Xu Fengyuan persuaded.

Wei Yichen nodded, but his expression was still not very good-looking.

He has been making excuses just now, for example, he was wrong, in fact, that person is not Wanwan, but he is somewhat similar; or it was a misunderstanding, Wanwan must have some reason to appear in the wilderness with a strange man of.

But none of these reasons convinced him, because no matter how he thought about it, that person was Wanwan in his memory, and no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't find a suitable reason for today's scene.

When Lu Yuhong came back, he was carrying two pheasants in his hand. Although he failed to catch the big prey he was longing for, at least he didn't come back empty-handed. The two pheasants were fat enough to have a full meal after roasting.

In the next few days, Wei Yichen has been brooding over that matter, but because of the rules of not leaving the academy privately, he didn't find a good opportunity to confirm it.

Actually, even if he had the opportunity to leave the academy and return to the Wei Mansion, Wei Yichen didn't know how to confront Wei Qingwan about this matter.

After waiting for several days, it finally came to the holiday on the first day of June.

Wei Yichen wanted to go back to the mansion, but was stopped by Xu Fengyuan, Lu Yuhong and others, and they took him to Sibaozhai in the city.

I heard that Sibaozhai has another event recently, and those who win the competition will get a calligraphy from Tibetan Layman and Sibaozhai's one-year supply of paper.

Since it opened in Taizhou Prefecture, Sibaozhai has been loved by many students. The students of Anzhou College basically use this paper.

But the supply of paper is limited every day, and even if you have money, you can't buy more. As a result, many students often don't have enough paper even though their families are not bad.

In the college, the paper of Sibaozhai is sometimes a better currency than silver.

So when they heard that Sibaozhai had such an activity reward, the students of Anzhou College were all eager to move.

If it was normal, Wei Yichen would definitely be interested, whether it was the Tibetan Layman he wanted to learn as a teacher, or the paper from Sibaozhai, they were all his favorites.

Although he is a little bit lacking in interest now, he could not refuse the kind invitation from Xu Fengyuan and others, so he agreed.

Wei Yichen, Xu Fengyuan, Lu Yuhong, and a few other students who played fairly well on weekdays went down the mountain together.

Today, the entrance of Sibaozhai is extremely lively, even the front of Xuji Braised Meat Shop next door is crowded with people.

Lu Yuhong's interest is not in Sibao Zhai, but in Xu Ji Braised Meat Shop nearby.

He said to Xu Fengyuan and Wei Yichen: "You go to the competition, and I will wait for you at the braised meat shop next door."

The smell of wine and stewed meat aroused his greediness, and he wanted to have a good meal more than the torn paper!

Lu Yuhong squeezed through the crowd and entered Xu Ji's Braised Meat Shop.

"Miss Boss, give me..."

Lu Yuhong was about to speak when he suddenly caught sight of Wei Ruo, master and servant, sitting in the shop.

There is no dine-in in the lo-mei shop, and those who come to buy lo-mei are all taken away, so there is only one Eight Immortals table in the shop, which is used by Chen Aqing and the shop assistants to eat on weekdays.

There is a screen in front of the Eight Immortals table and the door, people outside cannot see Wei Ruo, only those who enter the store can see it.

Wei Ruo's rare women's clothing when she goes out today. Firstly, because today is a holiday, she goes out in an aboveboard manner; secondly, she doesn't want to keep the rules recently.

I never expected to meet Lu Yuhong by such a coincidence.

"Miss Wei is also here, what a coincidence." Lu Yuhong greeted Wei Ruo politely.

Wei Ruo nodded slightly: "I've met Mr. Lu."

There was a certain distance between the two of them. Although Lu Yuhong was a bit annoyed, he would not rashly approach Wei Ruo and offend her.

Seeing this, Chen Aqing hurriedly greeted Lu Yuhong: "Young Master, what do you want to buy?"

Chen Aqing knows very well that Miss is a lady of every family, and she is different from women like them, so she should not contact outside men frequently, otherwise her reputation will be affected.

Lu Yuhong asked Chen Aqing: "Miss Boss, do you have other tables here? I also want to sit here like them and taste wine and eat braised meat."

"Sorry my lord, this is the only table we have here." Chen Aqing declined politely.

"You can just give me a horse tie. My friend is participating in the competition in Sibaozhai next door. I want to sit in your shop and watch them compete." Lu Yuhong said.

"This..." Chen Aqing subconsciously looked in Wei Ruo's direction.

Wei Ruo nodded slightly, indicating that it doesn't matter.

Chen Aqing finally agreed to Lu Yuhong: "Okay then, I'll bring a saddle for you."

Chen Aqing put the Maza on the outside of the screen, so that there is a screen between Lu Yuhong and Wei Ruo.

Another small stool was brought over to make it easier for Lu Yuhong to place food.

Lu Yuhong behaved boldly, sat down on his buttocks, and didn't think the horse was not elegant at all.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered food with Chen Aqing, and asked her to fill him with a large plate full of lo mei.

"One more pot of thyme." Lu Yuhong said.

"I'm sorry Mr. Lu, the thyme has been sold out." Chen Aqing replied.

The thyme shop in the lo mei shop only sells one jar of thyme per day, and people will line up to buy it when the door opens early in the morning every day. There are not many of them.

"Don't lie to me, I already smell thyme." He pointed to the direction of the screen, "Isn't that thyme on Miss Wei's table?"

"This..." Chen Aqing looked at Wei Ruo again.

Wei Ruo smiled slightly, and said to Chen Aqing, "Give me this jug of wine to Mr. Lu."

Then he said to Lu Yuhong on the other side of the screen: "I haven't touched this wine. Since Mr. Lu likes it, I will give it to Mr. Lu."

Lu Yuhong was very happy: "Thank you, Ms. Wei, for your generous gift of wine."

Chen Aqing gave Lu Yuhong the wine on Wei Ruo's table, and wanted to bring a glass for Lu Yuhong, but Lu Yuhong refused.

"Why take a cup so petty, I can just use this pot."

After speaking, Lu Yuhong raised his head, and directly poured wine into his mouth with the spout.

After taking a big sip, Lu Yuhong sighed happily: "Sure enough, good wine needs to be drunk like this!"

Then Wei Ruo pointed to the raw marinated seafood placed in front of her table, and motioned for Xiumei to serve it to Lu Yuhong.

Xiumei did as she did, walked around the screen, and put the raw marinated seafood in front of Lu Yuhong.

"My lady invited Mr. Lu to eat."

Chapter 293 Routine Lu Yuhong

Lu Yuhong took a look and said, "Thank you Miss Wei."

He has eaten this raw pickled dish since he came to Taizhou Mansion, but the taste is relatively ordinary to him, not very delicious.

But it was given by Wei Qingruo, so it is worth a try.

Lu Yuhong put the flagon in his hand on the stool beside him, and picked up a prawn among the raw marinated seafood with chopsticks.

Lu Yuhong took a sip with the mentality of giving it a try, and soon showed surprise.

"Miss Wei, did you make this raw marinated seafood?" Lu Yuhong asked.

"Yes, I did some free time."

"Miss Wei, your craftsmanship is really good. It is more delicious than the raw pickles I have eaten before, and it can highlight the deliciousness of seafood. This raw pickle and this thyme are really a perfect match!" Lu Yuhong did not hesitate to express his praise .

"As long as Mr. Lu likes it." Wei Ruo said.

Lu Yuhong couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Xu Fengyuan is really blessed!"

It's no secret that Mrs. Xu's family came to the Wei family to discuss their marriage. In addition, Xu Fengyuan also revealed to several of them, so Lu Yuhong was sure that the eldest lady of the Wei family would marry Xu Fengyuan in the future.

Thinking about it this way, Lu Yuhong was a little jealous of Xu Fengyuan, and of course it was only in terms of being able to enjoy delicious food.

"Can I ask Mr. Lu to give me something to Mr. Xu?" Wei Ruo said.

"Just say it, don't say a word, it's okay to bring a letter." With short hands and soft mouth, Lu Yuhong is quite talkative after drinking good wine and delicious food.

"I'm wild, and I don't have the demeanor of a housewife. Mr. Xu is talented in both civil and martial arts, so there should be a better match." Wei Ruo said.

Hearing this, Lu Yuhong was taken aback, and then said: "Miss Wei, you want me to help you reject Xu Fengyuan?"

"Exactly."

"This..." Lu Yuhong now regretted that he promised too happily just now.

I thought that if it was the love of his son and daughter, he would naturally be happy to help, but if it was so unfeeling, he would have to think twice.

"Mr. Lu just drank my wine and ate my seafood." Wei Ruo said.

Lu Yuhong was dumbfounded, looking at the wine and raw salt in front of him, he ate and drank the food, and it was too late to spit it out, let alone such a delicious thing, he was not willing to spit it out.

"Since you want to refuse, why don't you let your elder brother say this? It's more appropriate for him to say it than me, right?" Lu Yuhong said.

"My brother may not be willing to help me." Wei Ruo replied, this is one of the reasons, and the other is that Wei Ruo doesn't really want to trouble Wei Yichen.

"It's also..." Lu Yuhong can also understand the Wei family's psychology. No matter how you look at this marriage, the Wei family has overtaken the Xu family, and the Wei family has no reason to refuse.

So Lu Yuhong had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree: "Okay, I'll help you with the conversation, but I can only convey your meaning a little bit, I won't say much, I don't want to be the bad guy who destroys the marriage."

"Thank you, Mr. Lu." Wei Ruo said.

Lu Yuhong didn't think about it anymore, so he continued to drink and eat, and watched the excitement outside.

Before the competition officially started, Lu Yuhong drank all his wine.

I have to say that this person has a very good capacity for alcohol. Wei Ruo's wine is high-grade liquor, and a pot weighs more than half a catty, but he just drank it like this.

Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to go and get another pot and send it to Lu Yuhong.

Xiumei understands, knowing that today her young lady intends to feed Mr. Lu a drink.

Xiumei went to the back room to make another pot for Lu Yuhong.

Seeing another jug of wine, Lu Yuhong showed surprise: "Didn't you say it's gone? Why is there still a jug?"

Wei Ruodao: "I stored this here in advance, today I invite Mr. Lu to drink to the fullest."

Hearing this, Lu Yuhong praised: "Miss Wei, you are really a bold person. If you were a man, I would definitely make friends with you!"

"Mr. Lu, you are welcome. Good wine goes well with heroes. A heroic person like Mr. Lu is the best match for this wine." Wei Ruo praised.

Lu Yuhong enjoyed it very much, took the wine and continued to drink happily.

Wei Ruo saw that Lu Yuhong was drinking happily, so he started to say: "Master Lu, have you been studying at Anzhou College recently? Why don't you go back to the capital?"

"I want to go back to the capital. Isn't it because the Seventh Highness is not coming back? If he doesn't come back, I have to stay here with him. As for going to Anzhou Academy to study, it is not only for studying, but also for helping the Seventh Highness." No matter how good Lu Yuhong's capacity for alcohol was, but after drinking so much alcohol, his brain became relaxed under the influence of alcohol.

In addition, he is a person who is not defensive, Wei Ruo asked him and answered truthfully.

"What? Going to Anzhou College to study can help His Highness the Seventh Prince? Is there anything His Highness the Seventh Prince wants in the academy?" Wei Ruo continued to ask.

"It's not a thing, but a person. In fact, if you want me to say, this person does not exist, but His Royal Highness doesn't think so. He always feels that the Ninth Prince is still alive in this world, and always wants to find him. Let alone Taizhou Prefecture, there is no trace of this person in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, this is not looking for someone, it is simply looking for a needle in a haystack." Lu Yuhong complained to Wei Ruo through Jiu Jin.

It's the Ninth Prince again.

The original owner did not have such a prince in her memory. I don't know why the nine princes appeared frequently in her life.

Which link has changed?

"So it's like this, it's really hard for Mr. Lu." Wei Ruo said.

"It's hard work. I have nothing to do anyway. I wanted to go to the army with the Seventh Highness, but my old man didn't allow it. He said that the army is dangerous. I'm the only child in the family. I can't take any more risks. He fought on the battlefield by himself back then. I didn't know how many times I lived and died, and I didn't see him shrinking back, so why did he shrink back like this when it came to me?" Lu Yuhong complained.

"The old man is also worried about Mr. Lu's safety."

"Hey, I'm in vain. I wanted to join the army, but everyone has gone to Taizhou Prefecture, but I haven't even stepped into the gate of the Anti-Japanese Army barracks in Taizhou Prefecture." Lu Yuhong said again with emotion.

Wei Ruo smiled faintly: "By the way, I heard that Mr. Lu's grandfather also likes good wine."

"That's right, the old man didn't have any other hobbies in his life, except weddings, the more mellow and stronger the merrier." Lu Yuhong said.

"Mr. Lu, I have several jars of thyme in my hand. How about giving it to Mr. Lu? Mr. Lu took it to honor Mr. Lu. Maybe Mr. Lu will allow Mr. Lu to enter the barracks as soon as he is happy." Wei Ruo said.

"What? How many jars of thyme do you have?" Lu Yuhong was drunk and doubted his ears.

Lu Yuhong looked in Wei Ruo's direction in surprise, although from his position he could only see a beautiful figure reflected on the screen.

"Eight altars." Wei Ruo said the number.

"Where did Miss Wei get so many thyme?"

Lu Yuhong couldn't help being curious when he was drunk. I don't know how many people in Taizhou government want to buy thyme, but now there are only two places where thyme can be bought, and both of them are limited.

Chapter 294 Wei Yichen wins again

"I helped an old man before, and he gave it to me." Wei Ruo replied.

"Old man? Could it be that the person you helped was the maker of this thyme?" Lu Yuhong guessed.

About the origin of thyme, there are many rumors circulating in the city. One is that an old man who lives in seclusion in the mountains made the brew, and each jar is a fine wine that has been treasured for many years.

But because the old man only brewed two jars a day and stored it, so now he can only sell two jars a day when he starts selling it.

"Then I don't know. When I got this wine, thyme hadn't started selling in the city yet." Wei Ruo replied.

The rumor was spread by Wei Ruo, in order to increase the mystery of thyme, not only to arouse the curiosity of those who have never tasted this wine, but also to make people more willing to pay such a high price for it.

So when answering Lu Yuhong's question, Wei Ruo also deliberately led in this direction, to support the rumors to a certain extent, without destroying Thyme's sense of mystery.

"Then do you know where the old man is?" Lu Yuhong asked.

"I don't know, I haven't seen that old man since then, and I don't know where he lives." Wei Ruo replied.

Hearing this, Lu Yuhong was a little disappointed.

But after being disappointed, I felt that I should seize the opportunity to get a few jars and send them to the old man in the capital.

In case the old man is old and stops selling alcohol after a while, won't his old man have the chance to drink this wine again?

So Lu Yuhong continued to ask Wei Ruo: "This wine is very expensive now, are you sure you want to give me eight altars?"

Lu Yuhong couldn't believe it, and confirmed with Wei Ruo again.

"Naturally. Since I have already said it, I must not be joking with Mr. Lu." Wei Ruo said.

Lu Yuhong was pleasantly surprised, but at the same time he had some doubts: "Why did Ms. Wei give me such a big gift?"

Although Lu Yuhong was a little drunk, he wasn't stupid yet. No one would be kind to him inexplicably.

"I don't have anything else to ask for, but I just asked Mr. Lu to help me bring a message to Mr. Xu. If Mr. Lu is willing, he can help me persuade Mr. Xu by the way." Wei Ruo replied.

Lu Yuhong couldn't believe it: "Is there really nothing you want?"

"If you really don't want anything, you don't have to worry about Mr. Lu. I'm not a very good wine taster. This wine is also a waste here." Wei Ruo said.

Lu Yuhong couldn't see Wei Ruo's expression, but hearing the voice, he felt that the other party was sincere.

Besides, if she really wants something, she should say it right now. If she doesn't say it now, she won't be able to get it later.

But in this way, Lu Yuhong felt that Wei Ruo was even more strange. A good son-in-law like Xu Fengyuan didn't want it, but he didn't ask for precious thyme as a gift.

"If you really want to give it to me, then I won't be polite to you. But don't go back on your word and ask me for this wine again. At that time, I won't have the wine to return to you." Lu Yuhong said to Wei Ruo.

"Don't worry, Mr. Lu. Naturally, there is no reason to go back on what you give as a gift. There is only one condition. I hope Mr. Lu will not tell others about it." Wei Ruo laughed.

Lu Yuhong could also understand the latter two conditions. If a boudoir girl gave him a gift, it would cause gossip if it spread, so he couldn't say it casually.

"Okay, then I won't be polite to Ms. Wei, just treat it as a debt to Ms. Wei, and next time Ms. Wei needs it, just come to me within my ability."

When the two were talking, the Sibaozhai competition had already begun.

Because the match is a pair, the scene is very lively, and there will be bursts of applause from time to time.

Hearing the voices of Xu Fengyuan and Wei Yichen, Lu Yuhong's attention should not be attracted to them.

The competition is coming to an end, and there are not many people who can make any more noises. Finally, it became a duel between Xu Fengyuan and Wei Yichen.

It can be seen from this that whether in Anzhou Academy or the entire Taizhou Prefecture, the talents of Xu and Wei are outstanding.

The duel between the two lasted for a cup of tea. Lu Yuhong finished his second pot of thyme, and ate more than half of the fresh and lo mei. The two still couldn't decide the winner.

And the applause from the crowd was one after another.

Although Wei Ruo couldn't see the lively scene outside, he could also know the grandeur of the competition from people's reactions.

Wei Yichen's talent and learning are unquestionable. By the time Wei Ruoyuan died in the original book, he had already passed the exam. He was the only hope left for the Wei family after Wei Mingting's death.

So even when he arrived in Taizhou, Wei Ruo knew that Wei Yichen had the ability to stand out from the crowd of students.

After a while, the competition ended and Wei Yichen won.

Xu Fengyuan generously sent his blessings to Wei Yichen: "I still can't compare with Brother Wei. Brother Wei is really good at learning. This year's autumn test must be the time for Brother Wei to shine."

"Brother Xu, you're being polite. It's Brother Xu who gave in, otherwise I wouldn't have such a chance." Wei Yichen replied.

The shopkeeper of Sibaozhai Fucheng store sent calligraphy, paintings and a box of white paper to Wei Yichen.

"Mr. Wei, here are the prizes - the calligraphy of the Layman in the Tibetan Forest and the paper we specialize in Sibaozhai. In the next year, we will send a box of paper to the house every month. After a while, Mr. Wei will leave us an address. "

"Thank you." Wei Yichen said, then turned around and handed the calligraphy and painting to Xu Fengyuan, "Brother Xu, I will give this calligraphy and painting to you."

"A gentleman doesn't take what others like. Brother Wei has always liked Tibetan monks. How can I accept these calligraphy and paintings." Xu Fengyuan refused.

"I already have a painting of his calligraphy, and I will give this one to Brother Xu, please don't be polite to me." Wei Yichen insisted.

Seeing this, Xu Fengyuan couldn't shirk anymore.

"Okay, then I won't be polite to Brother Wei." Xu Fengyuan accepted Wei Yichen's gift graciously.

The competition is over, and everyone's interest has shifted from the competition to the shop.

Since everyone is here, everyone does not forget to buy some things in Sibaozhai. Except for paper, which is always sold in limited quantities, other things are enough, although the pens, inks, and inkstones of Sibaozhai are no different from those in other places.

Wei Yichen and Xu Fengyuan did not go into the store to shop like everyone else, but found Lu Yuhong who was sneaking in Xu Ji's lo-mei shop.

At this time, Wei Ruo had left the lo-mei shop through the back door, leaving only Chen Aqing and Lu Yuhong who were looking after the shop.

Seeing the jug and braised side dishes in front of Lu Yuhong, Xu Fengyuan couldn't help laughing and said, "Brother Lu, you are too sentimental."

Actually moved a Maza to sit in someone's lo-mei shop and ate delicious food and wine. Although it was a little out of shape, it was still free and unrestrained.

Lu Yuhong smiled and said: "You don't know, although my place is not as good as a private room in a restaurant, the food and drinks are delicious in the world, and it's something you can't ask for."

Chapter 295 Miss Wei asked me to speak

Said that Lu Yuhong asked Chen Aqing for two wine glasses and two pairs of chopsticks, and graciously let Xu Fengyuan and Wei Yichen taste the rest of the food and wine.

Xu Fengyuan and Wei Yichen didn't mind that it was leftovers. They drank the wine and tasted the food.

Although Xu Fengyuan's reaction was not as straightforward as Lu Yuhong's, he still had surprise written on his face.

"The wine is thyme. Good luck, brother Lu. I heard that the thyme in this lo-mei shop is as popular as the one in Zuixianju. It will be sold out as soon as the store opens in the morning. I didn't expect brother Lu to buy a pot." Xu Fengyuan Can't help but say.

Xu Fengyuan asked the people in the mansion to inquire about it a long time ago. He knew that thyme is only sold in two places in Taizhou mansion. The price is the same according to the rules, so he wants to buy it early.

Generally, you can't buy this point, whether it's in Zuixianju or Xuji Braised Meat Shop.

Lu Yuhong smiled and said, "That's natural, I'm not so lucky."

Immediately afterwards, Xu Fengyuan commented: "The lo mei here is as delicious as ever. As for the raw pickle, this is the first time I have eaten it. Is it a new product of the shop?"

As he spoke, Xu Fengyuan looked at Chen Aqing.

Chen Aqing has also learned a lot from Wei Ruo, and now he knows how to respond to this situation: "I haven't decided whether to sell it yet, but today I will give it to customers for a try, and this young master is the first batch to taste it. "

"Is there any more? I'll buy some for the elders at home to try." Xu Fengyuan asked again.

People in Taizhou Prefecture like seafood a lot, and many elders in his family also do the same. Xu Fengyuan feels that his elders will like the raw pickled taste today.

"Sorry, that young master's is the last one." Chen Aqing replied.

Hearing this, Xu Fengyuan couldn't help looking at Lu Yuhong again, and Lu Yuhong had a proud smile on his face.

"No way, I'm lucky." Lu Yuhong said with a smile.

Can't help but think in his heart, the delicious food given by the Miss Wei family is only for him, and the one surnamed Xu wants to eat it depends on his face.

Xu Fengyuan smiled, and then looked at Wei Yichen who had been silent all the time.

Wei Yichen has been a little absent-minded for the past few days, only when he was concentrating on the competition just now, and now he looks a little dull.

"Brother Wei, what do you think of the food and drink?" Xu Fengyuan asked.

"Fresh and delicious, delicious in the world." Wei Yichen replied, and then said, "My eldest sister can also make this raw pickle."

"Really? Which one is better, the one made by the big girl or the one sold in this store?" Xu Fengyuan asked hurriedly.

Hearing the news about Wei Ruo, Xu Fengyuan seemed very excited.

Wei Yichen had a wry smile on his face: "I don't know, I just saw my eldest sister make it, but I haven't tasted it yet."

Knowing the truth, Lu Yuhong chuckled in his heart, the taste must be exactly the same, because the one he ate was made by the eldest girl of the Wei family!

Xu Fengyuan's expression was a little regretful.

Seeing that the topic was on Wei Ruo, Lu Yuhong cut in at the right time, mentioning the encounter with Wei Ruo just now: "Speaking of which, just now the eldest daughter of the Wei family also came to this shop."

"My eldest sister is here too?" Wei Yichen asked hastily.

"Where is the eldest girl now?" Xu Fengyuan also asked.

"Of course I'm going back now. There are so many people outside. She belongs to a girl's family, so she just bought something and left." Lu Yuhong explained.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Yuhong said again: "The eldest girl was going to talk to Brother Wei just now, but Brother Wei and Brother Xu are in the middle of a competition. She didn't want to interrupt, so she told me what she was going to tell Brother Wei."

"Eldest sister, what do you want to tell me?" Wei Yichen asked hastily.

"Your eldest sister said that he wants you to help bring a message to Mr. Xu, so that Mr. Xu can find another lover. She is not suitable to be the head of the Xu family." Lu Yuhong said.

Hearing this, Wei Yichen and Xu Fengyuan were stunned.

He didn't have something to say to Wei Yichen, but he had something to say to Xu Fengyuan.

Seeing the expressions of the two, Lu Yuhong continued to drink and eat with his head down.

After a while, Wei Yichen asked Lu Yuhong: "What else does my sister say?"

Lu Yuhong said: "It's nothing, that's all. She left soon, and I didn't have a chance to ask more questions."

Wei Yichen turned to Xu Fengyuan again and said, "Brother Xu, this matter..."

Xu Fengyuan smiled wryly: "Brother Wei, you don't need to comfort me."

Wei Yichen apologized: "I'm sorry, Brother Xu, I will ask my eldest sister about this after I return home."

Xu Fengyuan said: "You don't have to apologize, there is no right or wrong in this matter."

Paused, Xu Fengyuan added: "However, I don't intend to let this matter go like this, so I ask Brother Wei to give me some kind words when I go back. If possible, please also bring me a letter to the eldest girl."

Wei Yichen hesitated for a while and then nodded.

At this moment, Lu Yuhong said: "Brother Xu, you don't have to do this. There is no grass anywhere in the world. With your Xu family's power and status in Taizhou Prefecture, and with your Xu Fengyuan's talent, learning and conduct, most of the famous daughters want to marry you. Miss Wei's family thinks she's not suitable, so you can just change her."

Xu Fengyuan smiled wryly and shook his head: "Brother Lu, you don't understand, the eldest girl of the Wei family is a very unusual woman. At first I didn't think there was anything special about it, but after a few times of contact, I think she is different from other women I have seen before. no the same."

"It's different if it's different, and those who are different don't necessarily have to marry back home as a wife." Lu Yuhong said.

"Brother Lu, there are some things you haven't experienced yet, but when you experience them, you will understand my feelings." Xu Fengyuan replied.

Lu Yuhong didn't know what to say when he heard the words, he just said in his heart, he tried his best to persuade him, and fulfilled his promise to the eldest girl of the Wei family, right?

Wei Yichen frowned at the moment, originally this time he wanted to go back to the mansion to find Sister Wanwan to ask about what happened that day, but now the matter of Sister Ruoer came up again.

For a moment, his heart seemed to be filled with countless messes, which made him no longer in the mood to chat with Lu Yuhong and Xu Fengyuan.

At this time, Xu Fengyuan was not in the mood anymore.

So Wei Yichen and Xu Lu said goodbye, Xu Fengyuan nodded, and borrowed a pen and paper from the lo-mei shop, wrote a letter and entrusted it to Wei Yichen, asking him to help take it to Wei Ruo.

The letter was written by Wei Yichen, knowing that there were no ambiguous words in the letter that would lead to misunderstanding, so he accepted it.

Wei Yichen returned to Xiaowei's mansion, but at this time only Wei Mingting and Yun's couple were at home, and the two younger sisters he was looking for were not at home.

After asking the servants, they learned that they would be off today, and with Yun's approval, the two went to the market accompanied by their maids.

It is true that Wei Ruo went to the market, otherwise he would not have run into Lu Yuhong, so did Wei Qingwan really go to the market?

Chapter 296 Can't answer

After leaving the lo-mei shop, Wei Ruo and Xiumei went to the backyard of Sibaozhai. The two shops were close to each other. Wei Ruo specially set up a passage at the back of the two shops, which was convenient for the nanny and Uncle Xu to take care of them, and also convenient for them. She comes and goes.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei changed their outfits in the room and set off for Caili Villa.

On the way there, Xiumei asked Wei Ruo: "Miss, why are you so generous to Mr. Lu?"

Xiumei has been with Wei Ruo for so many years, and she is very clear about her lady's attitude towards money. There are only two situations where the lady will be particularly generous: either for the right person or for the right thing.

"I may not be able to avoid some troublesome things. Mr. Lu's family is a way out for me. I don't ask for anything from him now, but I will ask for something from him in the future." Wei Ruo explained.

The trouble refers to Chu Lan, whether it is Xu Heyou's identity or Wei Qingruo's identity, there is a possibility of being entangled by Chu Lan, and her fear and hatred for Chu Lan is deeply rooted in her bones.

Lu Yuhong is one of the few people that Chu Lan trusts, and it is worth her money on him.

"The young lady just asked Mr. Lu to help him talk to Mr. Xu about that matter. Will Mr. Xu listen?" Xiumei asked again.

"It's not that easy. Even if Mr. Xu listens to the persuasion, this marriage is not something he can settle. It's mainly because of the wishes of the elders of the two families. I begged Lu Yuhong to give him an excuse to let him let go of his guard against me. Forget it, I asked him to take advantage of me so that I could feel more at ease, but I had nothing to ask, but he resisted." Wei Ruo explained.

Lu Yuhong is not a delicate person, so he is not suitable for doing this kind of thing. She just said that, and she used Lu Yuhong to make a statement on Xu Fengyuan's side, but Wei Ruo had no hope of how much effect it would actually have.

Of course, it is useful to say something like this, at least it can explain her attitude to Xu Fengyuan.

"I see." Xiumei smoothed it out.

"Meimei, speed up a bit more. While it's early, let's go to Caili Farm to get things done, and then pick up Madam Zhang later, don't make it too late." Wei Ruo said.

She took Madam Zhang with her when she went out today, which was requested by Yun Shi.

But Mr. Yun didn't know that Nanny Zhang belonged to Wei Ruo now. After leaving the gate of the Captain's Mansion, Wei Ruo put Madam Zhang in a small courtyard and went back to pick her up after she finished her work.

"Okay!" Xiumei flicked her whip on the horse pulling the cart, speeding up.

When we arrived at Caili Farm, we saw the burly Manager Zhao. Seeing his sad face, Wei Ruo asked, "What's the matter? Are the new seedlings not growing well?"

Zhao Hai quickly waved his hands: "No, the new seedlings are growing very well."

"Then why are you making a sad face, as if my decision to let you all change the seedlings has harmed you." Wei Ruo said.

"No, this has nothing to do with you, Young Master, it is... yes..."

Zhao Hai hesitated for a long time and did not say the second half of the sentence.

"Is it because the tenants in Zhuangzi are having trouble living?" Wei Ruo helped him finish the sentence.

Zhao Hai was stunned for a moment, then nodded like a pounding garlic: "Yes, last year's harvest was not good, and the grain was scarce. Now the fields are full of seedlings, but everyone's family has run out of grain. Want to buy grain? Now this Food is too expensive for a person, where can I buy it. Everyone digs wild vegetables and peels tree roots, but there is not enough to eat..."

This situation is not limited to the farmers on Caili Farm, it can be said that the whole Taizhou Prefecture is like this.

Except for those who have just harvested wheat, their barns are full, and those who rely on the rice harvested last autumn have basically eaten up all their food.

There is a shortage of food, and the price of food in major grain stores has naturally risen accordingly, making life even more difficult for the people at the bottom.

Xiumei couldn't help sighing, thinking of the grand occasion at the entrance of Sibaozhai and Xuji Braised Meat Shops today, she couldn't help feeling in her heart that Zhumen's wine and meat stinks and the road was frozen to death.

The common people here can't afford to eat, while the rich and powerful over there are still scrambling to buy high-priced liquor. The two worlds are separated and merged.

"Let's go, take me to see those people." Wei Ruo said to Zhao Hai.

Zhao Hai didn't know what their young master wanted to do, he nodded dully and led Wei Ruo to Zhuangzi.

Before coming here, Wei Ruo had anticipated the situation in Zhuangzi and knew what he would see, but when he actually saw it, he still couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart.

Most of the people left behind in the farmers' homes are children and the elderly, but they are not idle either. Some are weaving straw sandals, some are weaving bamboo baskets, and some are doing housework.

The adults in the family are mostly in the fields at this time, or they will go to the nearby mountains to try their luck. If they can hunt back some prey, they can exchange the family's rations for several days.

When Wei Ruo passed by, they saw Wei Ruo, but their eyes were empty and dull, the same eyes as the displaced people Wei Ruo saw on the street.

Most of them did not take the initiative to greet Wei Ruo, but carefully avoided them. Even if they greeted Wei Ruo, they were timid, and their tone was full of fear.

For them, in such a period of grain shortage, Wei Ruo, as a landlord, could kill them.

There was not enough food in the first place, and if the landlord forced them to pay rent again, they would have no way to survive.

Zhao Hai followed behind Wei Ruo, looking preoccupied.

"You don't seem to be very willing to accompany me to inspect?" Wei Ruo stopped and turned to ask Zhao Hai.

"No, no, I..." Zhao Hai wanted to deny and refute, but he was not very excited. He couldn't think of any good reason for a while, so he could only stand there, guilty of not daring to look Wei Ruo in the eyes.

"Are you still thinking about hunting in the mountains?" Wei Ruo asked.

"How do you know about Shaodong's family?" Zhao Hai looked at Wei Ruo in surprise.

Because there is not enough food, Zhao Hai plans to take some young and strong people from the village to go hunting together. The prey in the nearby places must be gone, and they plan to go to the farther mountains.

There are many dangers there. People who are not familiar with it may not be able to get out. Most people dare not go, but at the same time, the probability of hitting prey is also higher.

If you really catch wild boars and hares, you can go to the city to exchange for food. I heard that sweet potatoes are sold cheaply, so I can exchange more.

"It's not difficult to guess. You're not the only one who came up with this idea recently. Didn't the government just post a notice a few days ago, and there are young people nearby who went hunting in the deep mountains and didn't come back." Wei Ruo had heard it before.

Hearing this, Zhao Hai said sadly: "That's nothing to do, the children are all starving, and they can't sit still."

After Zhao Hai finished speaking, he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue. How could he say these things to the Young Master?

Chapter 297 The person with the most food reserves in eight towns

"It seems that you have already organized people, that's just right, I just have some things for you to do." Wei Ruo said.

"Young master, please order." Although he was very reluctant in his heart, Zhao Hai had to agree, they are members of the master, and the most important thing they should do is to obey the orders of the master.

"You don't seem to be very willing?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Small ones dare not."

I dare not, but I am indeed reluctant.

Wei Ruo chuckled and said, "Six carts of wheat will be transported from Younan Farm in a while, so you can take the people you organized to move the wheat."

Hearing this, Zhao Hai was stunned, raised his head, and looked straight at Wei Ruo.

Originally a dull face, now it is no different from a piece of wood.

"Young master, you said... wheat... wheat?"

Wei Ruo's words stuttered Zhao Hai in shock.

"Yes, Liuche Maizi, does anyone in Zhuangzi know how to make pasta?" Wei Ruo asked.

Not many people make pasta in the south, and not everyone knows how to make pasta.

Zhao Hai hasn't recovered from the last news that shocked him. Facing Wei Ruo's next question, he still looked dull and didn't answer for a long time.

Xiumei said angrily: "Why are you standing there? The young master asked you something. Someone in the village knows how to make pasta, right? Don't divide the wheat and go back without knowing how to make it for food!"

"Do you really want to send us wheat?" Zhao Hai still couldn't believe it.

"It's not free. I will take back the same amount of rice when the autumn harvest comes." Wei Ruo said.

Although he is a tenant in his own village, Wei Ruo will not do such a large-scale donation of grain casually.

Sometimes it is difficult to be a good person. If you give a gift unconditionally, it is inevitable that some of the donors will be greedy.

Zhao Hai was still in a daze, and the servants in the village came to inform: Manager Yu from Younan Farm brought the convoy to Caili Farm.

"Manager Zhao, call your people to move the wheat."

Wei Ruo's voice successfully recalled Zhao Hai's thoughts, he nodded in a daze, and then quickly ran towards the gate of Zhuangzi, calling for people while running.

When they saw the six carts of wheat parked at the door of the farmer, Zhao Hai and other people in Caili Farm were too excited to speak.

Boss Yu came over and said to Zhao Hai with a smile: "Boss Zhao, the wheat has been delivered, hurry up and arrange for someone to move in."

"Yes, yes, move the wheat, move the wheat!" Zhao Hai said excitedly.

Wei Ruo walked slowly to the gate, when Steward Yu saw her, he hurried forward to say hello: "Master."

Wei Ruo nodded, and then said to Zhao Hai: "Guarantee Zhao, this is Guanshi Yu. From today on, he will be in charge of Zhuangzi's account affairs, but your status as steward will remain the same. The month I will give you The money will not change, and I will arrange other more important work for you in the future."

Zhao Hai is a simple and honest person, and he is willing to do it, but he is not suitable for managing accounts.

For the sake of convenience, Wei Ruo intends to hand over the accounts of the two farms to Yu Guanshi for unified management. As for Zhao Hai, he has a better place to shine.

Zhao Hai nodded: "Listen to Young Master's arrangement."

"Now you go and inform the tenants in the village that I want to distribute wheat. You ask them to line up to pick it up, sign and press their fingerprints, and pay an extra 20 catties of rent when the autumn harvest comes." Wei Ruo explained Zhao Hai.

"Okay, I'll inform you now." This time Zhao Hai reacted quite quickly, and immediately ran down to obey Wei Ruo's order.

After Zhao Hai left, Manager Yu said with emotion: "The farmers in Caili Farm are all blessed. After meeting you, the owner, they don't have to sell their houses and children like other families outside."

"Just treat me as a business, pay them some food in advance, and have to get it back later." Wei Ruo said.

"My boss is being humble again." Manager Yu said with a smile.

Immediately afterwards, Guanshi Yu said with emotion: "Nowadays, in the ten miles and eight villages, you are the only one who has a lot of food in the warehouse. The other families are all stretched. It is absolutely impossible to distribute grain to tenants."

Of course Wei Ruo knows that there are not many people in the Taizhou capital who have as much food as hers. I'm afraid that even the government's granary doesn't have as much food reserves as Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo doesn't plan to sell grain now, and even the grain shop in Xingshan County has recently closed down.

"Don't say this outside, let's just be ourselves behind closed doors." Wei Ruo told Guanshi Yu.

"My boss, don't worry, I'll just say a few words of emotion in front of you, not to mention the outside world, and I won't say anything to the people under my command."

"Well, let's go, let's go into Zhuangzi, and we'll talk about it after finishing today's business."

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, he and Yu Guanshi entered Caili Farm together, and immediately began to distribute wheat to the tenants who came to collect wheat.

At the same time, Xiaowei Mansion, Cangyun Garden.

Mr. Yun was worrying about the account books.

Last year, Zhuangzi's income was not very good, and the shop also lost money. I thought it would be better this year, but so far this year, the situation in Zhuangzi is not optimistic, and the shop has lost a lot of money.

And just now she also received a letter from the capital, saying that the eldest brother at home got drunk and beat someone, and the mansion sold the land for a lot of money to settle the matter.

In this way, the capital will not be able to subsidize them this year, and they may even be unable to take care of themselves.

Although the husband's salary has increased now, after arriving in Fucheng, the mansion has added two servants, and the daily expenses have also increased a bit.

The eldest son is studying in the college, and the expenses are even more expensive.

Mr. Yun rubbed his temples. No matter how he calculated, this year's food shortage would not be filled.

And to buy food, with the current price of food, the financial situation of the government is very tight.

I really don't know what to do.

The new field just purchased at the beginning of this year, but it has not been a few months, because of the loss of the shop, weather changes and other reasons, it has reached a situation where it does not know how to operate.

After looking at it for a long time, there was no result, Yun pushed the account book aside, and when he wanted to change his mind, he caught a glimpse of the tea bag placed on the corner of the table from the corner of his eye.

Yun looked at the tea bag in a daze.

This is a gift from Mrs. Xu when she came to visit me a few days ago. It is a black tea that has recently become popular in the city.

If the marriage between Ruo'er and the Xu family can come true, with the help of the Xu family, the current predicament of the Wei family should be solved, right?

Wei Yichen waited in the mansion for a long time, and finally waited until Wei Qingwan returned to the mansion.

After sending the servant waiting at the gate to report, Wei Yichen hurried to the gate of Wangmei Garden and asked Cuihe to call Wei Qingwan to the gate of the courtyard.

"Brother is so anxious to find me, what's the matter?" Wei Qingwan asked softly.

Chapter 298 Wei Yichen questioned Wei Qingwan

Looking at the dignified and euphemistic Wei Qingwan standing in front of him, Wei Yichen didn't know where to ask.

"Wanwan, what have you been doing these past few days?" Wei Yichen asked.

"Take classes at Tongzhifu." Wei Qingwan replied.

"Besides going to class, has Wanwan been to other places these days?" Wei Yichen asked again.

"Today, I went for a walk around the market. I was going to look at the jewelry store, but I didn't find anything that I liked. In the end, I only bought two silk scarves." Wei Qingwan replied, followed by a smile on her face. He asked Wei Yichen suspiciously, "Why did the eldest brother ask this all of a sudden?"

Wei Yichen looked at Wei Qingwan's crystal clear eyes, and his doubts for many days were shaken.

But just to be on the safe side, Wei Yichen continued to ask: "Has Wanwan ever been near Anzhou College? A few days ago, a classmate of mine told me that he seemed to have seen you near the college."

"What am I going to do there? Anzhou College is outside the city, not to mention far away from the city. Women are not allowed to come and go around the college at will. Even if I go, I can't get in. Even if I miss my elder brother, I won't rush Run to Anzhou College to disturb." Wei Qingwan replied.

Wei Qingwan's words were well-founded and sincere, dispelling Wei Yichen's last trace of doubt.

Wanwan has been obedient and sensible since she was a child, and never does anything out of line. Not to mention such a shocking thing as hanging out with men, she has never done anything like disobeying her parents and elder brothers.

How could such a well-behaved younger sister be the woman he saw meeting a strange man in the forest that day?

There are similarities between people, it should be that he misunderstood.

After thinking it over clearly, a big rock in Wei Yichen's heart finally fell, and he said to Wei Qingwan, "It's better if it's not you. Recently, there have been more refugees in the city. I heard that there was a looting of the grain store. I want to tell you Wanwan, don't run around, you're not safe as a woman."

"Don't worry, brother, I won't run around. I'm a girl, so where else can I go besides going to school. What's more... I'm not as comfortable as my sister, who can walk around." Wei Qingwan said.

Speaking of Wei Ruo, Wei Yichen's face darkened involuntarily, thinking of what Mr. Lu said today.

"Well, if Wanwan wants to go out, she needs to be accompanied by a nanny and maid to ensure that there are enough people around her." Wei Yichen continued to remind.

"Don't worry, big brother, I will be careful. Big brother should also pay attention to safety. On the way from home to Anzhou College, you will inevitably pass through some deserted areas. Big brother must remember to bring some guards from the house who can kung fu. It is best to go with your classmates."

Wei Qing's polite words are full of concern for Wei Yichen.

"Well, I will." Wei Yichen didn't greet Wei Qingwan any more with something in mind, and left after saying a few words of concern.

After Wei Yichen left, Wei Qingwan's expression changed, and her palms were sweating a lot.

Wei Ruo came back much later than Wei Qingwan.

Wei Ruo didn't come back until dinner time.

Nowadays men and women are divided into tables, and Wei Yichen not only has no chance to talk to Wei Ruo when the meal is over, he doesn't even see her face.

Wei Yichen didn't see Wei Ruo until tea tasting time after dinner, but because his parents were present, Wei Yichen had to keep his questions about Wei Ruo in his heart.

Wei Mingting talked about the recent exodus and the lack of food for the people.

He is a military officer, and these things are not under his jurisdiction, but these things that happened today are no longer a matter of whose jurisdiction.

But no one with a conscience can be indifferent.

Yun Shi also confessed the current situation of the family with everyone, and then gave everyone a clue in advance: "In the current situation, the government may have to reduce expenses. Your monthly money may be reduced to what it was before we came to Fucheng."

Wearing that, Wei Qingwan took the lead in stating: "Mother need not worry, my daughter is willing to take the initiative to cut expenses and tide over the difficulties with her family."

Wei Yichen said in a deep voice: "Mom, starting from this month, my monthly payment will be halved. I don't need so much. Today I won the Sibaozhai competition and got a month's white paper supply from their store."

Wei Yilin thought for a while and said, "I don't need any monthly money, as long as I have enough to eat."

Three of the four children spoke, and only Wei Ruo, the eldest daughter, sat quietly aside.

Wei Ruo found that everyone was looking at her, so he put down the teacup in his hand unhurriedly, and said, "I don't need to give my monthly money."

As soon as Wei Ruo said this, he put Wei Qingwan, who was the first to express his opinion, on the fire.

As the eldest son of the family, Wei Yichen has the most monthly money, and the Yun family will also subsidize him some extra to facilitate his daily expenses when he goes out with his classmates. If he halved, the remaining money would be enough for his expenses, but he was more frugal in daily life.

Wei Yilin is still young, the monthly money of the servants in his yard is directly given by Yun Shi, and most of the food and clothing are directly bought by Yun Shi, it doesn't matter if he has monthly money or not.

As for Wei Ruo, she dared to say such a thing because she has money in her hands and a rich family background, and she can still live comfortably without the monthly money given by her husband.

Wei Qingwan was the first to express her opinion, but she didn't want to directly state how much she wanted to reduce the monthly money starting from Wei Yichen, which made her seem very passive.

Her monthly money is already enough, and she doesn't have as much private money as Wei Qingruo, let alone no monthly money, even if it is halved, she can't support her daily expenses.

Wei Mingting said: "It doesn't have to be like this, pawning all the rewards I got last year should last for a while."

Wen Yan Yun said hurriedly: "Husband, those are all rewards from the imperial court..."

"If the reward is given to me, it is mine, and it is not something that cannot be pawned. It must be the daily expenses of the people in the mansion that are more important."

Wei Mingting didn't mind those things. In contrast, he felt that his children should not be treated badly.

"But spreading it like this..." The Yun family still wants to save face, if it is known that the Wei family pawned objects rewarded by the court, even if the court has no objection, they will be laughed at.

"There is nothing to be afraid of being laughed at. My Wei family is in such a situation. How many properties and family backgrounds cannot be hidden from others. Nowadays, everyone's life is not easy. It is very common to sell some family assets. I heard that a few days ago Tong San sold a farm in the north of the city, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it."

Wei Mingting doesn't care about other people's eyes. He doesn't have the ability to do so, so there's no need to put up a facade.

Yun Shi didn't know how to answer the words for a while, frowned, and then subconsciously looked in Wei Ruo's direction.

Everyone knows that the eldest daughter has a lot of money. Although it is not a decent thing to borrow money from her daughter, but compared to pawning something rewarded by the court, at least it can be kept from outsiders. As long as outsiders don't know, It doesn't matter whether it's decent or not.

Chapter 299 If you are a man, you will not lose to your brother

Wei Ruo felt Yun's gaze, but deliberately pretended not to see it.

She may not take the monthly money from the Wei Mansion, but she is not so generous if she wants her to pay for the money to support the family.

As long as she doesn't bring it up, it will be very difficult for Yun to speak up. It is not a decent thing for parents to take their daughter's private money and put it in a big family, unless outsiders don't know, if they know, the degree of embarrassment is no less than that of pawning.

After ignoring Yun's gaze, Wei Ruo pretended to be nonchalant and asked about Wei Mingting's refugees: "Father, what do you plan to do with the refugees who have flooded into the city these days?"

Wei Mingting sighed: "There is no good way to deal with them. I originally wanted to conscript them into the army, but the refugees are not all adult men, the elderly and children account for the majority. Even if there are young and strong men, most of them are procrastinators." The family leads the mouth, if only men are recruited into the army, the remaining family members will not know how to live in this famine year. And even if the government wants to take them in, there is no good place to take them in."

Wen Yan Wei Yichen asked: "What if we arrange them to open up wasteland like Xingshan County did before? At that time, my eldest sister and the county government arranged for the refugees to participate in the reclamation of the wasteland in the south of the city. The harvest was very fruitful. Not only did the refugees be resettled, but also the wasteland was successfully improved. , bringing a bumper harvest of wheat this summer, killing two birds with one stone."

Wei Mingting thought for a while and said: "Last year, there were fewer refugees in Xingshan County. This year, the scope of the famine has further expanded, and the number of refugees is increasing. It is not just these refugees inside and outside the city today. It is said that there are a large number of refugees. Refugees are pouring in from other places. But in any case, if the imperial court can arrange some people to open up wasteland and be self-sufficient, it is better than nothing, and it can alleviate some problems to some extent."

While talking, Wei Mingting and Wei Yichen looked at Wei Ruo at the same time.

If this is to be done, Wei Ruo is a key part.

Because not everyone can do this, so far only Wei Ruo has done it.

Otherwise, the Seventh Prince would not have specially come to the mansion to invite Wei Ruo a few days ago. After being rejected, he sent people to the mansion many times to give Wei Ruo gifts and say good things.

Wei Ruo replied: "It's a big deal, and organizing refugees to reclaim wasteland today is several times more troublesome than it was in Xingshan County. First, there are more refugees involved, and the range of wasteland to be reclaimed is also larger. It is extensive, and more government personnel will be needed. In addition, Yuan Fu, the Seventh Prince and others may also be involved, and then the matter will not be in the hands of me, a woman, so it needs to be discussed again."

Wearing the words, Wei Mingting agreed: "Ruoer is right, this matter is really not simple, you need to think twice."

Wei Yichen asked Wei Ruo: "So sister Ruoer thinks there is anything we can do now?"

Wei Ruo replied: "Let's wait and see what happens. On the one hand, we will see what the court has planned, and on the other hand, we will look at the movements of other famous families in Taizhou Prefecture. After all, my Wei family has a weak foundation in Taizhou Prefecture, and my father is Military officer, no matter how you look at it, we should not be the ones to take the lead in disaster relief."

Even if Wei Ruo cared about the common people, even if he was willing to put aside his prejudice against Chu Lan and cooperate with him again, he would not dare to participate rashly under the current situation.

Wei Yichen also agreed: "What sister Ruoer said is very true."

Wei Mingting couldn't help saying: "If you are a man, you will definitely not lose an inch to your elder brother."

Wei Yichen also agreed: "The eldest sister is a person with great talent."

Although Wei Yichen didn't approve of some things Wei Ruo did as a boudoir girl, he recognized Wei Ruo's talent and ability very much.

At this time, Wei Qingwan interjected: "Father, my daughter heard that the wealthy families in Fucheng have a lot of food reserves. My daughter thinks that if they are willing to help, it should be able to relieve the pressure on the victims to a certain extent."

Wei Mingting said: "Wanwan is talking about families with abundant wealth in Taizhou Mansion. They have accumulated a lot in the past years, and the granaries are also full all the year round. However, in the current situation, even those with abundant wealth do not dare to casually distribute grain. Take it out."

If this method is feasible, the government government has already taken action, and it will not be delayed until now.

Wei Yichen also said: "What's more, these refugees can't be solved overnight. If the wealthy households in the city are given food relief, they don't know how long the relief will be. Moreover, the refugees from other places may flock to the capital city of Taizhou if they get the news. It's only going to get worse from time to time."

Wei Qingwan's ideas were jointly denied by Wei Mingting and Wei Yichen, and Wei Qingwan lowered her head sadly.

Seeing this, Wei Yichen comforted: "Don't worry about Wanwan, you have little contact with these things, and the books you read about women's rings generally don't involve this kind of knowledge. It's human nature to think poorly. It's not good to have this kind of heart to think for the people."

Wei Qingwan nodded her head. She also knew that this was not something she was good at, but she felt a little resentful that Wei Ruo could talk with her father and brother, but she could only watch from the sidelines.

Then Wei Mingting, Wei Yichen, and Wei Ruo talked a lot about the disaster victims and food shortages. Although they didn't draw any conclusions in the end, the views of the father and daughter were surprisingly consistent during the discussion.

After the chat was over, everyone left Cangyun Garden one after another.

Wei Yichen immediately followed Wei Ruo when he saw Wei Ruo leaving, and caught up with her after leaving Cangyun Garden.

"Sister Ruoer." Wei Yichen came to Wei Ruo and blocked his way.

It's summer now, it's dark and late, even after dinner, the sky is still white.

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

"Did the eldest sister ask Mr. Lu to bring a message to Brother Xu?" Wei Yichen asked.

"Yes." Wei Ruo admitted frankly.

"It's not right for you to do so. Marriage is a matter of parents' order and matchmaker's words, how can it be private..." Wei Yichen paused, and then said, "Furthermore, Mr. Lu is always an outsider. You should talk about these things with your parents and elder brothers at home. It's okay, it's somewhat inappropriate to talk about being with outsiders."

"Thank you for the reminder, brother, I will pay attention next time. If there is nothing else, I will go back first." Wei Ruo did not argue with Wei Yichen.

Wei Yichen's brows not only did not relax, but frowned even deeper.

"Sister Ruo'er, don't leave yet, brother hasn't finished talking yet." Wei Yichen called Wei Ruo to stop.

Wei Ruo continued to look at him, waiting for him to finish speaking.

Wei Yichen looked at Wei Ruo's cold eyes, feeling a little sad.

After pondering for a moment, Wei Yichen continued: "You really don't want to marry, and the elder brother will help you find a way, but in private, you should not have too much contact with Brother Xu, lest you lose your tongue."

Chapter 300 will not be against your will

Immediately afterwards, Wei Yichen took out a letter written by Xu Fengyuan from his arms: "It is not appropriate for women in the boudoir to have correspondence with foreign men. Today's letter is from Brother Xu asking you why you are against the marriage of the two families. After reading it, don't reply to the letter. Tell Big Brother, Big Brother will help you bring the message to Brother Xu."

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Yichen's serious expression, and asked, "Big brother will really help me with a message? Even if I want to ruin this marriage?"

"As long as it is not out of line, I will help you bring it, and I will not go against your wishes." Wei Yichen promised.

Wei Ruo didn't answer, but looked at Wei Yichen.

Wei Yichen felt that Wei Ruo didn't trust him, and felt a little lost, but he felt helpless, so he added: "The lintel of the Wei family should be supported by the men in the family, and it will never be strengthened by relying on a woman's high marriage."

Wei Yichen was deeply influenced by his father Wei Mingting in this regard, and believed that the sisters in the family should grow up pampered and have a smooth life.

Wei Ruo said: "Then there will be Brother Lao."

Then he took the letter from Wei Yichen's hand and opened it in front of Wei Yichen.

The content is quite simple, and there is nothing beyond the rules. The meaning expressed throughout the article is: politely ask Wei Ruoke what is dissatisfied with the Xu family towards him, or what misunderstandings, and hope that we can solve the problem in time. Communicate and avoid misunderstandings.

And in order to avoid unnecessary trouble caused by the letter falling into the hands of others, the letter was not signed and signed.

Wei Ruo returned the letter to Wei Yichen after reading it: "Brother, please tell Mr. Xu that I have no dissatisfaction with him and the Xu family. I want to become an official, and I am used to being self-willed in the countryside since I was a child, so I can't be a good housekeeper, and I can't stand that kind of restraint."

"Okay, big brother knows, big brother will tell Mr. Xu what Ruo'er means."

Wei Yichen nodded, and stopped to stop Wei Ruo, and watched Wei Ruo walk towards Tingsongyuan.

Wei Yichen didn't look back until Wei Ruo disappeared.

After two worries were settled today, Wei Yichen felt a lot more relaxed.

While walking back, Wei Yichen met Wei Yilin, who was standing at the corner, looking at Wei Yichen with his small eyes.

"You have been looking at me and your big sister just now?" Wei Yichen asked.

"Yes." Wei Yilin nodded, "I don't want to see you two fighting again."

"No, the last time my elder brother was impulsive. At that time, my father was critically ill. I was impatient and couldn't control myself. That's why I hurt your elder sister by mistake. In the future, my elder brother will try to avoid such things and don't do it again."

Wei Yilin nodded heavily: "That's good."

Wei Yichen smiled, and couldn't help but patted Wei Yilin's head: "You are really more sensible now, and you know how to worry about things between big brothers and big sisters."

"I'm already very sensible. Of course I hope everyone is well. Although I didn't like Big Sister before, I thought it was because of her that Sister Wanwan was unhappy. But after getting along with her, I don't think she is so annoying. And it's a little pitiful. And she is from our family, as a man in the family, of course he should protect the women in the family. "

"Yes." Wei Yichen touched Wei Yilin's head, "Brother will spend less and less time at home in the future, and father will also stay in the barracks from time to time, and the family will rely on you in the future."

"Don't worry, brother, leave it to me!" Wei Yilin patted his chest and said.

The two brothers went back to their respective yards while talking.

After returning to Tingsongyuan, Xiumei asked Wei Ruo: "Miss, is what the young master said just now true? Will he really help Miss reject Xu's marriage? Madame is very optimistic about this marriage. The movement of the sky, I'm afraid it's..."

"Believe it or not, it doesn't matter, it doesn't affect my plan. I'm really in a hurry. I can do everything. The so-called barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes. As long as I am not afraid of bad reputation, the initiative is in my hands. in the hand."

The prerequisite for the Yun family to be able to decide Wei Ruo's marriage is that Wei Ruo cares about his own reputation and wants to marry a good man in the future. As long as Wei Ruo is open-minded, the initiative is in Wei Ruo's own hands.

Of course Wei Ruo also knows that she still has to keep abreast of this matter and not overdo it.

If it really passed, and the Wei family directly let her hang Bai Ling to death for the sake of reputation, then she really had no reason to go.

Wei Ruo returned to the room and began to look at the account books. There are a lot of account books recently. Except for the nanny and steward Yu who can help her with some parts, Wei Ruo basically checks the other parts by himself.

Xiumei can't help much in this regard. Whenever Wei Ruo lights up the lamp to look at the account books, she can only cook some ginseng tea and supper for Wei Ruo, and accompany and serve him.

Wei Ruo's current shops, except for the grain shop, which has been closed and temporarily suspended, the other shops are still operating as usual. The business situation is definitely not as good as before, but they are all profitable.

Especially for liquor, the income has greatly exceeded Wei Ruo's expectations. Two jars of wine a day can be sold for 98 taels of silver (fifty taels for the lo-mei shop and 48 taels for Zuixianju).

In terms of Sibaozhai, the supply of paper is still in short supply. Those who can afford this paper in the prefecture are all noble children, and they are willing to spend a lot of money on studying. Even if the current situation outside is not good, it will not affect these nobles. Children's daily expenses.

The sales of brushes, inkstones and inkstones have declined, so last time Wei Ruo specifically asked Sibao Zhai to hold an event to attract a large number of literati and inkmen with the prizes of calligraphy and a one-year supply of paper from Tibetan laymen, in order to increase a wave of sales. A wave of inventory.

Afterwards, when purchasing goods, she will appropriately reduce the purchase of pens, inks and inkstones to avoid squeezing too much inventory.

Because the pens, inks and inkstones are all purchased from other places, once the inventory is squeezed, it will be very disadvantageous to her.

The sales of the lo-mei shop have not changed much. Originally, the sales during this period should have dropped a bit, but because of the popularity of thyme, the sales of lo-mei have been driven up. The daily turnover is not much worse than before. .

The supply of seasonings at Zuixianju has remained basically unchanged recently. The reason Wei Ruo estimates is that it is very similar to the situation at the lo-mei shop. It is probably because the introduction of thyme has increased the passenger flow, which has offset the passenger flow caused by the recent economic downturn. decline.

The mushroom planting industry in Xingshan County has expanded a lot in the first half of this year, especially after the cold wave, Wei Ruo has increased investment in mushroom cultivation. Recently, almost all the mushrooms near the west side of Xingshan County are suitable for growing mushrooms. All the caves were bought.